| ANTISCORBUTICS | • antiscorbutics n. Plural of antiscorbutic. • ANTISCORBUTIC n. a drug preventive of scurvy. |
| BUTTERSCOTCHES | • butterscotches n. Plural of butterscotch. • BUTTERSCOTCH n. a candy made from brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and water. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIC | • computerphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, computerphobia. • computerphobic n. A computerphobe. • COMPUTERPHOBIC n. someone having an irrational fear of computers. |
| COUNTERBALANCE | • counterbalance n. (Literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. • counterbalance n. (Figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one. • counterbalance v. (Transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| COUNTERSUBJECT | • countersubject n. (Music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music. • COUNTERSUBJECT n. a second theme by the first voice (esp. in a fugue) when accompanying the second voice performing the main subject. |
| CUCURBITACEOUS | • cucurbitaceous adj. Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc. • CUCURBITACEOUS adj. resembling a cucumber or a squash. |
| CYANOBACTERIUM | • cyanobacterium n. (Biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once… • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBCONTRACTORS | • subcontractors n. Plural of subcontractor. • SUBCONTRACTOR n. an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract. |
| SUBMICROSCOPIC | • submicroscopic adj. Smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope. • SUBMICROSCOPIC adj. too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope. |
| UNRECONCILABLE | • unreconcilable adj. Irreconcilable. • unreconcilable n. A person or thing that cannot be reconciled. • UNRECONCILABLE adj. not reconcilable. |
| UNRECONCILABLY | • unreconcilably adv. In an unreconcilable manner. • UNRECONCILABLE adv. not reconcilable. |