| ANTISCORBUTIC | • antiscorbutic adj. (Pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy. • antiscorbutic n. (Pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy. • ANTISCORBUTIC adj. preventive of scurvy, esp. applied to vitamin C or food containing it. |
| ARCHBISHOPRIC | • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop. • archbishopric n. (Ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| BACKCOUNTRIES | • backcountries n. Plural of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
| BACTERIOCIDES | • bacteriocides n. Plural of bacteriocide. |
| BRASSICACEOUS | • brassicaceous adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas. • BRASSICACEOUS adj. belonging to the brassica family. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIC | • bronchoscopic adj. Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy. • BRONCHOSCOPIC adj. relating to bronchoscopy, examination of the bronchi, also BRONCHOSCOPICAL. |
| CANCERPHOBIAS | • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CEREBROTONICS | • cerebrotonics n. Plural of cerebrotonic. • CEREBROTONIC n. someone with a personality characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint. |
| CHLORAMBUCILS | • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
| COACHBUILDERS | • coachbuilders n. Plural of coachbuilder. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
| COMBINATORICS | • combinatorics n. (Mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy… • COMBINATORICS n. combinatorial mathematics. |
| CONCUBINARIES | • CONCUBINARY n. a concubine. |
| CONSTRUCTIBLE | • constructible adj. Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on. • constructible adj. Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed. • constructible adj. (Of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge. |
| MICROBALANCES | • microbalances n. Plural of microbalance. • MICROBALANCE n. a balance designed to measure very small weights. |
| MOTORBICYCLES | • motorbicycles n. Plural of motorbicycle. • MOTORBICYCLE n. a bicycle driven by a motor, also MOTORBIKE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| SCORBUTICALLY | • SCORBUTIC adv. pertaining to or afflicted with scurvy. |
| SCROBICULATED | • scrobiculated adj. Alternative form of scrobiculate. • SCROBICULATED adj. marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits, also SCROBICULATE. |
| SNOBBOCRACIES | • SNOBBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| SUBCORIACEOUS | • subcoriaceous adj. Slightly leathery. • SUBCORIACEOUS adj. situated below the corium. |