| ACETYLSALICYLIC | • acetylsalicylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated. • ACETYLSALICYLIC adj. as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| CATACLYSMIC | • cataclysmic adj. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. • CATACLYSMIC adj. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATACLYSMICALLY | • cataclysmically adv. In a cataclysmic way. • CATACLYSMIC adv. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATALLACTICALLY | • catallactically adv. In terms of catallactics. • CATALLACTIC adv. pertaining to commercial exchange. |
| 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. |
| CLIMACTERICALLY | • CLIMACTERICAL adv. relating to a climacteric. |
| CLIMACTICALLY | • climactically adv. In a climactic fashion; like, or as, a climax. • CLIMACTICAL adv. relating to a climax, also CLIMACTIC. |
| CONTRACYCLICAL | • contracyclical adj. (Economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle. • CONTRACYCLICAL adj. of an economic policy, offsetting fluctuation cycles in the economy by reducing taxes during a recession and raising them during a boom. |
| 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. |
| GYNAECOCRATIC | • gynæcocratic adj. Obsolete form of gynecocratic. • GYNAECOCRATIC adj. relating to a gynaecocracy. |
| 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. |
| MACRODACTYLIC | • macrodactylic adj. (Zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous. • MACRODACTYLIC adj. having large fingers, also MACRODACTYLOUS. |
| OCHLOCRATICALLY | • ochlocratically adv. In an ochlocratic way. • OCHLOCRATICAL adv. relating to ochlocracy, rule by the mob, also OCHLOCRATIC. |
| RECALCITRANCY | • recalcitrancy n. Recalcitrance. • RECALCITRANCY n. the state of being recalcitrant, also RECALCITRANCE. |
| TACHYCARDIAC | • tachycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIAC adj. related to tachycardia, quick heart-rate. |