| BICYCLIC | • bicyclic adj. Having two cycles. • bicyclic adj. (Chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or… • bicyclic n. (Chemistry) A bicyclic compound. |
| BICYCLICAL | • bicyclical adj. Bicyclic. • BICYCLICAL adj. having two rings of atoms in a molecule, also BICYCLIC. |
| BLACKCOCK | • blackcock n. The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). • black␣cock n. (Scotland, Wales, Northern England) The black grouse. • black␣cock n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cock. |
| BLACKCOCKS | • blackcocks n. Plural of blackcock. • black␣cocks n. Plural of black cock. • BLACKCOCK n. the male of the black grouse. |
| BRACHIOCEPHALIC | • brachiocephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head. • BRACHIOCEPHALIC adj. relating to the arms and head. |
| 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. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| BRONCHOSCOPICAL | • bronchoscopical adj. Of or relating to bronchoscopy. • BRONCHOSCOPICAL adj. relating to bronchoscopy, examination of the bronchi, also BRONCHOSCOPIC. |
| CARBOCYCLIC | • carbocyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) describing a ring, all of whose atoms are carbon. • CARBOCYCLIC adj. being or having an organic ring composed of carbon atoms. |
| CHOCKABLOCK | • chockablock adj. (Nautical, of a ship’s hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement… • chockablock adj. (By extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. • chockablock adv. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. |
| CIRCUMSCRIBABLE | • circumscribable adj. Able to be circumscribed. • CIRCUMSCRIBABLE adj. able to be circumscribed. |
| CONCUPISCIBLE | • concupiscible adj. (Archaic) Greatly to be desired or lusted after; exciting concupiscence. • concupiscible adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire. • CONCUPISCIBLE adj. lustful, desirous. |
| COXCOMBICAL | • coxcombical adj. Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb. • COXCOMBICAL adj. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMICAL. |
| COXCOMBICALITY | • coxcombicality n. The quality of being coxcombical. • COXCOMBICALITY n. the state of being coxcombical. |
| COXCOMBICALLY | • coxcombically adv. (Obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb. • COXCOMBICAL adv. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMICAL. |
| SUBCLIMACTIC | • SUBCLIMACTIC adj. like a subclimax, a subordinate climax. |