| ARCHIEPISCOPACY | • archiepiscopacy n. (Ecclesiastical) The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. • archiepiscopacy n. (Ecclesiastical) The position or dignity of an archbishop. • ARCHIEPISCOPACY n. the rank or province of an archbishop. |
| BRACHYCEPHALIC | • brachycephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • brachycephalic n. A brachycephalic person or creature. • BRACHYCEPHALIC adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| BRACHYCEPHALICS | • brachycephalics n. Plural of brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALIC n. a short-headed person. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| CACOPHONICALLY | • cacophonically adv. In a cacophonous manner; in a manner that produces harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds. • CACOPHONICAL adv. of or like a cacophony, also CACOPHONIC, CACOPHONIOUS, CACOPHONOUS. |
| CATECHETICALLY | • catechetically adv. In a catechetical manner; by question and answer. • CATECHETICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CATECHISTICALLY | • CATECHISTICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CHEMOTACTICALLY | • chemotactically adv. By chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adv. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| CYCLANTHACEOUS | • cyclanthaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. • CYCLANTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a tropical South American family of plants related to the screw-pines. |
| CYCLOALIPHATIC | • cycloaliphatic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to a cycloalkane or a cycloalkyl radical. • CYCLOALIPHATIC adj. denoting organic compounds that are both aliphatic and cyclic, i.e. aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having their carbon atoms in a ring, also ALICYCLIC. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIC | • hypercalcaemic adj. Alternative form of hypercalcemic. • HYPERCALCAEMIC adj. relating to hypercalcaemia, an excess of calcium in the blood. |
| HYPERCATALECTIC | • hypercatalectic adj. (Poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). • HYPERCATALECTIC adj. having an additional syllable or half-foot after the last complete dipody. |
| HYPOCALCAEMIC | • hypocalcaemic adj. Alternative form of hypocalcemic. • HYPOCALCAEMIC adj. relating to hypocalcaemia, a deficiency of calcium in the blood, also HYPOCALCEMIC. |
| OCHLOCRATICALLY | • ochlocratically adv. In an ochlocratic way. • OCHLOCRATICAL adv. relating to ochlocracy, rule by the mob, also OCHLOCRATIC. |
| SACCHAROMYCES | • saccharomyces n. Any of many single-celled fungi of the genus Saccharomyces, which lack a true mycelium; especially the yeasts. • Saccharomyces prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – many yeasts, especially those involved in fermentation. • SACCHAROMYCES n. any of a genus of usually unicellular yeasts. |
| SACCHAROMYCETES | • saccharomycetes n. Plural of saccharomycete. • Saccharomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Saccharomycotina – budding yeast or true yeasts. • SACCHAROMYCES n. any of a genus of usually unicellular yeasts. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCAL | • staphylococcal adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCAL adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| TACHYCARDIAC | • tachycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIAC adj. related to tachycardia, quick heart-rate. |