| 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. |
| CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
| CRYPTOCLASTIC | • CRYPTOCLASTIC adj. of minerals and rocks, composed of microscopic fragments. |
| CRYPTOCOCCAL | • cryptococcal adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis. • CRYPTOCOCCAL adj. of or like a cryptococcus. |
| CYCLOGRAPHIC | • cyclographic adj. Relating to the cyclograph, or arcograph. • CYCLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a cyclograph, an instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses. |
| CYSTOCARPIC | • CYSTOCARPIC adj. relating to a cystocarp. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIC | • hypercalcaemic adj. Alternative form of hypercalcemic. • HYPERCALCAEMIC adj. relating to hypercalcaemia, an excess of calcium in the blood. |
| HYPERCALCEMIC | • hypercalcemic adj. Exhibiting or relating to hypercalcemia. • HYPERCALCEMIC adj. relating to hypercalcemia. |
| 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. |
| MACROSCOPICALLY | • macroscopically adv. In a macroscopic manner or context. • MACROSCOPIC adv. large enough to be visible to the unaided eye. |
| MICROSCOPICALLY | • microscopically adv. In a microscopic manner. • microscopically adv. To a microscopic extent. • MICROSCOPICAL adv. able to be seen only though a microscope, also MICROSCOPIC. |
| PREOCCUPANCY | • preoccupancy n. The act or right of taking possession before another. • PREOCCUPANCY n. an act or the right of taking possession before another. |
| PTOCHOCRACY | • ptochocracy n. A society or a system ruled and dominated by the poor. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |