| CIRCUMDUCTIONS | • circumductions n. Plural of circumduction. • CIRCUMDUCTION n. the act of circumducing. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTING | • circumlocuting v. Present participle of circumlocute. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTION | • circumlocution n. (Uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus… • circumlocution n. (Countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one. • CIRCUMLOCUTION n. an overly complicated means of expression. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTORY | • circumlocutory adj. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose. • CIRCUMLOCUTORY adj. relating to circumlocution. |
| CIRCUMSPECTION | • circumspection n. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent. • circumspection n. Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness. • CIRCUMSPECTION n. the state of being circumspect. |
| CONCUBITANCIES | • CONCUBITANCY n. a custom by which marriage between certain persons is obligatory. |
| CONDUCTIMETRIC | • conductimetric adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity. • conductimetric adj. (Chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity. • CONDUCTIMETRIC adj. of or relating to the measurement of conductivity, also CONDUCTIOMETRIC, CONDUCTOMETRIC. |
| CONDUCTOMETRIC | • conductometric adj. Of or pertaining to conductometry. • CONDUCTOMETRIC adj. of or relating to the measurement of conductivity, also CONDUCTIMETRIC, CONDUCTIOMETRIC. |
| COSMECEUTICALS | • cosmeceuticals n. Plural of cosmeceutical. • COSMECEUTICAL n. a product which overlaps the cosmetics and drugs industries. |
| COUNTERCHECKED | • counterchecked v. Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck. • COUNTERCHECK v. to check by opposing means. |
| COUNTERTACTICS | • countertactics n. Plural of countertactic. • COUNTERTACTIC n. an opposing tactic. |
| CRYPTOCURRENCY | • cryptocurrency n. A digital currency based on a cryptographic system. • crypto-currency n. Alternative spelling of cryptocurrency. • crypto␣currency n. Alternative spelling of cryptocurrency. |
| CUCURBITACEOUS | • cucurbitaceous adj. Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc. • CUCURBITACEOUS adj. resembling a cucumber or a squash. |
| CYCLANTHACEOUS | • cyclanthaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. • CYCLANTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a tropical South American family of plants related to the screw-pines. |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCI | • ELEUTHEROCOCCUS n. a creeping shrub found in Siberia, from which a drug is prepared that apparently increases stamina and concentration. |
| GLUCOCORTICOID | • glucocorticoid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are… • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| MICROCIRCUITRY | • microcircuitry n. (Electronics) Any system constructed of microcircuits. • MICROCIRCUITRY n. circuitry composed of microcircuits. |
| PSYCHOACOUSTIC | • psychoacoustic adj. Of or pertaining to psychoacoustics. • PSYCHOACOUSTIC adj. relating to psychoacoustics. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCUS | • staphylococcus n. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia… • Staphylococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – the staphylococcus bacteria. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| SUCCINCTORIUMS | • SUCCINCTORIUM n. a band embroidered with an Agnus Dei, worn hanging from the girdle by the Pope on some occasions. |