| ENCYCLICAL | • encyclical n. A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church. • encyclical adj. Intended for general circulation. • ENCYCLICAL n. a letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops, also ENCYCLIC. |
| COMPLACENCY | • complacency n. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. • complacency n. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation. • COMPLACENCY n. self-satisfaction esp. when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies, also COMPLACENCE. |
| CYCLAZOCINE | • cyclazocine n. (Pharmacology) A particular narcotic. • CYCLAZOCINE n. a synthetic drug protecting against the addictive effects of the morphine group. |
| ENCYCLICALS | • encyclicals n. Plural of encyclical. • ENCYCLICAL n. a letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops, also ENCYCLIC. |
| PENTACYCLIC | • pentacyclic adj. (Chemistry) having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids. • PENTACYCLIC adj. having five whorls. |
| CYCLAZOCINES | • cyclazocines n. Plural of cyclazocine. • CYCLAZOCINE n. a synthetic drug protecting against the addictive effects of the morphine group. |
| NECTOCALYCES | • nectocalyces n. Plural of nectocalyx. • NECTOCALYX n. the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. |
| CONVALESCENCY | • convalescency n. Dated form of convalescence. • CONVALESCENCY n. recovery from illness, also CONVALESCENCE. |
| ECCENTRICALLY | • eccentrically adv. In an eccentric manner. • ECCENTRICAL adv. (archaic) eccentric, also ECCENTRIC. |
| ENCYCLOPAEDIC | • encyclopaedic adj. Alternative spelling of encyclopedic. • encyclopædic adj. Alternative spelling of encyclopedic. • ENCYCLOPAEDIC adj. like an encyclopaedia, comprehensive, also ENCYCLOPEDIC, ENCYCLOPAEDICAL, ENCYCLOPEDICAL. |
| RECALCITRANCY | • recalcitrancy n. Recalcitrance. • RECALCITRANCY n. the state of being recalcitrant, also RECALCITRANCE. |
| SYNECDOCHICAL | • synecdochical adj. Using an inclusive term for something included, or vice versa; using something spoken of as the whole… • SYNECDOCHICAL adj. relating to synecdoche, also SYNECDOCHIC. |
| CONCENTRICALLY | • concentrically adv. In a concentric manner. • CONCENTRICAL adv. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| 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. |
| ENCYCLOPEDICAL | • encyclopedical adj. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPAEDIC, ENCYCLOPAEDICAL, ENCYCLOPEDIC. |
| COUNTERCYCLICAL | • countercyclical adj. (Public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. • countercyclical adj. (Economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. • COUNTERCYCLICAL adj. calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle. |
| ENCYCLOPAEDICAL | • encyclopaedical adj. Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae. • encyclopædical adj. Archaic spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPAEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPEDIC, ENCYCLOPEDICAL. |
| SYNECDOCHICALLY | • synecdochically adv. In a synecdochical manner. • SYNECDOCHICAL adv. relating to synecdoche, also SYNECDOCHIC. |