| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. |
| ADRENOCORTICAL | • adrenocortical adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex. • adreno-cortical adj. Alternative spelling of adrenocortical. • ADRENOCORTICAL adj. of, relating to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands. |
| CARCINOSARCOMA | • carcinosarcoma n. (Oncology) Any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma. • CARCINOSARCOMA n. a kind of tumour. |
| CARCINOSARCOMAS | • carcinosarcomas n. Plural of carcinosarcoma. • CARCINOSARCOMA n. a kind of tumour. |
| CARDIOTHORACIC | • cardiothoracic adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest. • CARDIOTHORACIC adj. relating to, involving, or specializing in the heart and chest. |
| CHARACTEROLOGY | • characterology n. (Psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals. • CHARACTEROLOGY n. the study of the development of character. |
| CHONDROCRANIA | • chondrocrania n. Plural of chondrocranium. • CHONDROCRANIUM n. the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium. |
| CHORIOCARCINOMA | • choriocarcinoma n. (Oncology) A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta. • CHORIOCARCINOMA n. a malignant tumor typically developing in the uterus from the trophoblast. |
| CHOROGRAPHICAL | • chorographical adj. Pertaining to chorography. • CHOROGRAPHICAL adj. relating to chorography, the description and mapping of particular regions or districts, also CHOROGRAPHIC. |
| CHROMATOGRAPHIC | • chromatographic adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography. • CHROMATOGRAPHIC adj. relating to chromatography. |
| CHRONOGRAMMATIC | • chronogrammatic adj. Relating to, or containing a chronogram. • CHRONOGRAMMATIC adj. of or like a chronogram, an inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date. |
| CONTRACTIONARY | • contractionary adj. Tending to cause contraction. • CONTRACTIONARY adj. relating to contraction, also CONTRACTIONAL. |
| DOLLAROCRACIES | • DOLLAROCRACY n. rule by the dollar. |
| DOLLAROCRACY | • dollarocracy n. Rule by the wealthy; plutocracy. • DOLLAROCRACY n. rule by the dollar. |
| ECHOCARDIOGRAM | • echocardiogram n. (Medicine) The visual image formed by an echocardiograph. • ECHOCARDIOGRAM n. a visual record made by echocardiography. |
| ECHOCARDIOGRAMS | • echocardiograms n. Plural of echocardiogram. • ECHOCARDIOGRAM n. a visual record made by echocardiography. |
| MACROMOLECULAR | • macromolecular adj. Of or relating to a macromolecule. • MACROMOLECULAR adj. of or like a macromolecule. |
| MICROMICROFARAD | • micromicrofarad n. (Dated) picofarad. Symbol: µµF. • MICROMICROFARAD n. the trillionth part of a farad. |
| NONARISTOCRATIC | • nonaristocratic adj. Not aristocratic. • NONARISTOCRATIC adj. not aristocratic. |
| TERATOCARCINOMA | • teratocarcinoma n. A malignant tumor, most often found in the testes. • TERATOCARCINOMA n. a malignant teratoma. |