| BICYCLICAL | • bicyclical adj. Bicyclic. • BICYCLICAL adj. having two rings of atoms in a molecule, also BICYCLIC. |
| BOCCONCINI | • bocconcini n. Small pieces of mozzarella cheese. • bocconcini n. Small chunks of any suitable foodstuff. • BOCCONCINI n. (Italian) small pieces of mozzarella cheese, also BOCONCINI. |
| CAPPUCCINI | • cappuccini n. (Less common) plural of cappuccino. • CAPPUCCINO n. (Italian) black coffee with a little milk. |
| CAPRICCIOS | • capriccios n. Plural of capriccio. • CAPRICCIO n. (Italian) a free form musical composition. |
| CHICCORIES | • chiccories n. Plural of chiccory. • CHICCORY n. succory, a blue-flowered composite plant, also CHICKORY, CHICORY. |
| CICATRICES | • cicatrices n. Plural of cicatrix. • cicatrices n. Plural of cicatrice. • CICATRIX n. (Latin) the scar of a healed wound, burn, etc., also CICATRICE. |
| CICATRICLE | • cicatricle n. (Biology) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed. • cicatricle n. (Biology) The point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins. • CICATRICLE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICHULE, CICATRICULA. |
| CIRCUMCISE | • circumcise v. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis. • circumcise v. (Sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia. • circumcise v. (Military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun… |
| COCCIDIANS | • coccidians n. Plural of coccidian. • COCCIDIAN n. any of a group of parasitic protozoa. |
| COLCHICINE | • colchicine n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted… • COLCHICINE n. a toxic yellow alkaloid, present esp. in colchicum corms, which is used to treat gout. |
| CYCLICISMS | • CYCLICISM n. the state of being cyclic, also CYCLICITY. |
| CYSTICERCI | • cysticerci n. Plural of cysticercus. • CYSTICERCUS n. the larval stage of many tapeworms. |
| DIPLOCOCCI | • diplococci n. Plural of diplococcus. • DIPLOCOCCUS n. a coccus that divides by fission, the two resulting individuals remaining paired. |
| HEMICYCLIC | • HEMICYCLIC adj. of or like a hemicycle, a half circle; a semicircle. |
| LACCOLITIC | • laccolitic adj. Of or relating to laccoliths. • LACCOLITIC adj. of or like a laccolite, a mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds. |
| MICROCOCCI | • micrococci n. Plural of micrococcus. • MICROCOCCUS n. a small spherical bacterium. |
| MICROCYTIC | • microcytic adj. Of or pertaining to microcytes. • MICROCYTIC adj. of or like a microcyte. |
| PERICYCLIC | • pericyclic adj. (Botany) Of or relating to a pericycle. • pericyclic adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a pericyclic reaction. • PERICYCLIC adj. relating to the pericycle, the outermost layer or layers of the central cylinder. |
| TRICYCLICS | • tricyclics n. Plural of tricyclic. • TRICYCLIC n. a tricyclic drug, used as an antidepressant. |