| RIBONUCLEIC | • ribonucleic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives. • RIBONUCLEIC adj. an acid derived from ribose. |
| BUCCANIERING | • buccaniering v. Present participle of buccanier. • BUCCANIER v. to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, originally of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer, also BUCCANEER. |
| 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. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENT | • circumambient adj. Including all aspects of; encompassing. • circumambient adj. Surrounding. • circumambient adv. In a circumambient manner. |
| CONCUBINARIES | • CONCUBINARY n. a concubine. |
| ANTISCORBUTICS | • antiscorbutics n. Plural of antiscorbutic. • ANTISCORBUTIC n. a drug preventive of scurvy. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENCE | • circumambience n. The condition of being circumambient. • CIRCUMAMBIENCE n. the act of going round, encompassing, also CIRCUMAMBIENCY. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENCY | • circumambiency n. The condition of being circumambient. • CIRCUMAMBIENCY n. the act of going round, encompassing, also CIRCUMAMBIENCE. |
| CIRCUMBENDIBUS | • circumbendibus adj. (Often humorous) indirect or roundabout. • circumbendibus n. (Often humorous) A roundabout route or process. • circumbendibus n. (Often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing. |
| CIRCUMSCRIBING | • circumscribing v. Present participle of circumscribe. • CIRCUMSCRIBE v. to draw a line around, to surround by or as if by a boundary. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENCES | • circumambiences n. Plural of circumambience. • CIRCUMAMBIENCE n. the act of going round, encompassing, also CIRCUMAMBIENCY. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENTLY | • circumambiently adv. In a circumambient manner. • CIRCUMAMBIENT adv. going round about; encompassing. |
| CIRCUMNAVIGABLE | • circumnavigable adj. Able to be circumnavigated. • CIRCUMNAVIGABLE adj. able to be circumnavigated. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCRIBACIOUSNESS | • scribaciousness n. The quality of being scribacious. • SCRIBACIOUSNESS n. (archaic) the state of being scribacious, given to writing. |
| UNCIRCUMSCRIBED | • uncircumscribed adj. Not circumscribed. • UNCIRCUMSCRIBED adj. not circumscribed. |
| UNRECONCILIABLE | • unreconciliable adj. Not reconciliable. • UNRECONCILIABLE adj. (Shakespeare) unreconcilable. |