| ANTIPYICS | • antipyics n. Plural of antipyic. • ANTIPYIC n. a medicine that prevents pus forming. |
| CAPSAICIN | • capsaicin n. (Organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor. • CAPSAICIN n. a cyclic amide responsible for the pungency of capsicums. |
| CAPSICINS | • CAPSICIN n. a liquid used as a flavoring. |
| CAPSIZING | • capsizing v. Present participle of capsize. • capsizing n. An overturning of a boat etc. • CAPSIZE v. to overturn. |
| CISALPINE | • cisalpine adj. On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side). • Cisalpine n. (Roman Catholicism, historical) In 18th–19th century Britain, a Roman Catholic opponent of ultramontanism… • CISALPINE adj. on the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps. |
| CISPLATIN | • cisplatin n. (Pharmacology, uncountable) A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II)… • cisplatin n. (Dated, countable) A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which class cisplatin is the… • CISPLATIN n. a platinum-containing neoplastic drug used esp. in the treatment of ovarian and testicular tumours. |
| DISPACING | • dispacing v. Present participle of dispace. • DISPACE v. (Spenser) to range about. |
| EPINASTIC | • epinastic adj. Of, or relating to epinasty. • EPINASTIC adj. growing more rapidly on the upper than on the under surface. |
| MINICAMPS | • minicamps n. Plural of minicamp. • MINICAMP n. a brief training camp for football players. |
| OPTICIANS | • opticians n. Plural of optician. • OPTICIAN n. one who deals in optical goods. |
| PANOISTIC | • panoistic adj. (Zoology) Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells. • PANOISTIC adj. of an ovary, producing ova only, not yolk-forming cells, as opposed to meroistic. |
| PERISCIAN | • periscian adj. Having the shadow moving all around. • periscian n. One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely… • PERISCIAN n. a person living inside the polar circle. |
| PHYSICIAN | • physician n. A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon;… • physician n. A medical doctor trained in human medicine. • PHYSICIAN n. a doctor; someone legally qualified to practise medicine, also PHYSICIANER. |
| PIANISTIC | • pianistic adj. Of or pertaining to piano playing. • PIANISTIC adj. relating to or skilled at the playing of the piano. |
| PICARIANS | • picarians n. Plural of picarian. • PICARIAN n. a woodpecker or similar bird. |
| PINACOIDS | • pinacoids n. Plural of pinacoid. • PINACOID n. a type of crystal face, also PINAKOID. |
| PLIANCIES | • pliancies n. Plural of pliancy. • PLIANCY n. the quality of being pliant. |
| PRECISIAN | • precisian n. A religious purist; a Puritan. • precisian n. Someone who strictly observes the rules; a pedant or stickler. • PRECISIAN n. a person excessively devoted to minute observance of rules, also PRECISIANIST. |
| SINCIPITA | • sincipita n. Plural of sinciput. • SINCIPUT n. (Latin) the forehead. |