| CALCIFIC | • calcific adj. Of or pertaining to calcification. • calcific adj. Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles. • CALCIFIC adj. containing salts of calcium. |
| CALCTUFA | • calctufa n. Calcite; calcspar. • calc-tufa n. Tufa. • CALCTUFA n. a rock made of fine volcanic detritus, also TOPH, TOPHE, TUFA. |
| CALCTUFF | • calctuff n. Alternative form of calctufa. • calc-tuff n. Alternative form of calc-tufa. • CALCTUFF n. a general term for all consolidated pyroclastic rock, also TUFF. |
| CALFLICK | • calflick n. Synonym of cowlick (“unruly lock of hair”). • CALFLICK n. a cowlick (a lock of unruly hair). |
| CATCHFLY | • catchfly n. Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the… • CATCHFLY n. a name for a species of campion with sticky stems. |
| CHOCKFUL | • chockful adj. Alternative spelling of chock-full. • CHOCKFUL adj. full to the limit. |
| CLUBFACE | • clubface n. (Golf) The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ball. • CLUBFACE n. the striking surface of a clubhead. |
| COALFACE | • coalface n. (Mining) The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined. • coalface n. (Mining) The end of a drift, entry, or room in a coal mine. • coalface n. (Figurative, UK) A place where difficult or strenuous work is done. |
| COCKLOFT | • cockloft n. A small attic or garret. • COCKLOFT n. a small room just under the roof. |
| CONFLICT | • conflict n. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. • conflict n. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. • conflict v. (Intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible. |
| CONFOCAL | • confocal adj. (Optics, mathematics) Having the same foci. • confocal n. Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses. • CONFOCAL adj. of a type of microscope, having the same focus. |
| FARCICAL | • farcical adj. Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. • farcical adj. (Veterinary medicine, obsolete, rare) Pertaining to farcy. • FARCICAL adj. absurd. |
| FASCICLE | • fascicle n. A bundle or cluster. • fascicle n. (Anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue. • fascicle n. (Botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines. |
| FELUCCAS | • feluccas n. Plural of felucca. • FELUCCA n. (Italian) a small sailing vessel. |
| FLOCCING | • FLOC v. to aggregate into floccules. |
| FLOCCOSE | • floccose adj. (Botany, mycology) Covered or growing in wooly tufts. • FLOCCOSE adj. woolly. |
| FLOCCULE | • floccule n. A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc. • FLOCCULE n. a small tuft, also FLOCCULUS. |
| FLOCCULI | • flocculi n. Plural of flocculus. • FLOCCULUS n. (Latin) a small flock, tuft or flake, also FLOCCULE. |
| LACTIFIC | • lactific adj. Producing or yielding milk. • LACTIFIC adj. producing milk. |
| LOCOFOCO | • locofoco n. (Archaic) A match (used for making fire). • Locofoco n. (US, politics, historical) A member of a faction of the US Democratic Party in the early 1800s, formed… • LOCOFOCO n. (Spanish) a match or cigar which can be lit by friction on any rough surface. |