| ACATALECTIC | • acatalectic adj. (Poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot. • acatalectic n. (Poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. • ACATALECTIC adj. having a complete or full number of syllables. |
| ACATALECTICS | • acatalectics n. Plural of acatalectic. • ACATALECTIC n. a poetic line having a complete number of syllables. |
| ACETOACETIC | • acetoacetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives. • ACETOACETIC adj. as in acetoacetic acid, a weak acid which is an intermediate in the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids. |
| CATACHRESTIC | • catachrestic adj. Constituting or related to catachresis. • CATACHRESTIC adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTICAL. |
| CATACHRESTICAL | • catachrestical adj. Catachrestic. • CATACHRESTICAL adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTIC. |
| CATALECTIC | • catalectic adj. (Poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. • catalectic adj. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. • catalectic n. (Poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| CATAPLECTIC | • cataplectic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, cataplexy. • CATAPLECTIC adj. relating to cataplexy. |
| CATECHETICAL | • catechetical adj. Of or pertaining to catechesis. • CATECHETICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CATECHETICALLY | • catechetically adv. In a catechetical manner; by question and answer. • CATECHETICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHETIC. |
| CATECHISTICAL | • catechistical adj. Pertaining to a catechism. • CATECHISTICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CATECHISTICALLY | • CATECHISTICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CHARACTERISTIC | • characteristic adj. Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. • characteristic n. A distinguishing feature of a person or thing. • characteristic n. (Mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm. |
| CHARACTERISTICS | • characteristics n. Plural of characteristic. • CHARACTERISTIC n. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property. |
| CHEMOTACTICALLY | • chemotactically adv. By chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adv. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| 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. |