| ACETYLSALICYLIC | • acetylsalicylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated. • ACETYLSALICYLIC adj. as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin. |
| CATECHISTICALLY | • CATECHISTICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
| CHEMOTACTICALLY | • chemotactically adv. By chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adv. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
| CHOLECALCIFEROL | • cholecalciferol n. Vitamin D3. • CHOLECALCIFEROL n. a natural form of vitamin D found esp. in fish, egg yolks, and fish-liver oils. |
| CLIMACTERICALLY | • CLIMACTERICAL adv. relating to a climacteric. |
| COLLIQUESCENCES | • COLLIQUESCENCE n. readiness to liquefy. |
| COUNTERCYCLICAL | • countercyclical adj. (Public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. • countercyclical adj. (Economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. • COUNTERCYCLICAL adj. calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle. |
| DOLICHOCEPHALIC | • dolichocephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • dolichocephalic n. A dolichocephalic person. • DOLICHOCEPHALIC adj. longheaded. |
| ECCLESIOLOGICAL | • ecclesiological adj. Of or pertaining to ecclesiology. • ECCLESIOLOGICAL adj. relating to ecclesiology. |
| ELECTROCHEMICAL | • electrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity. • electrochemical adj. (Chemistry) Of, or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction e.g. in a battery. • electrochemical n. Any chemical material prepared electrochemically. |
| ENCYCLOPAEDICAL | • encyclopaedical adj. Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae. • encyclopædical adj. Archaic spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPAEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPEDIC, ENCYCLOPEDICAL. |
| SUCCINYLCHOLINE | • succinylcholine n. (Pharmacology) US and UK form of suxamethonium. • SUCCINYLCHOLINE n. a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride as a muscle relaxant in surgery. |
| SYNECDOCHICALLY | • synecdochically adv. In a synecdochical manner. • SYNECDOCHICAL adv. relating to synecdoche, also SYNECDOCHIC. |