| BIMETALLIC | • bimetallic adj. Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency. • bimetallic adj. More generally, consisting of two metals. • bimetallic n. Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals. |
| CELLULITIS | • cellulitis n. An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection. • CELLULITIS n. an inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of that lying immediately beneath the skin. |
| CENTILLION | • centillion num. (Short scale) 10303. • centillion num. (Long scale) 10600. • CENTILLION n. in UK and Germany, the hundredth power of a million, i.e. 1 followed by 600 zeros; in North America and France, the hundred-and-first power of a thousand, i.e. 1 followed by 303 zeros. |
| CHILDLIEST | • CHILDLY adj. (archaic) having the character of a child. |
| CITRULLINE | • citrulline n. (Biochemistry) An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle. • CITRULLINE n. an amino acid formed in the production of urea. |
| ELICITABLE | • elicitable adj. That may be elicited. • ELICITABLE adj. that can be elicited. |
| ELLIPTICAL | • elliptical adj. In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. • elliptical adj. Of, or showing ellipsis; having a word or words omitted. • elliptical adj. (Of speech) Concise, condensed. |
| EXPLICITLY | • explicitly adv. In an explicit manner. • EXPLICIT adv. distinctly stated. |
| IDIOLECTAL | • idiolectal adj. Of or relating to an idiolect. • IDIOLECTAL adj. of or like an idiolect, a distinctive individual form of speech, also IDIOLECTIC. |
| ILLITERACY | • illiteracy n. (Uncountable) The inability to read and write. • illiteracy n. (Uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage. • illiteracy n. (Countable) A word, phrase, or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person. |
| LEGALISTIC | • legalistic adj. Of a person, following the letter of the law. • legalistic adj. Of a person, tending to resort to the law, as one who sues frequently. • legalistic adj. Practicing or characterized by legalism. |
| LEXICALITY | • lexicality n. The condition of being lexical. • lexicality n. The degree to which something is lexical. • LEXICALITY n. the quality of belonging to a lexicon. |
| LOCALITIES | • localities n. Plural of locality. • LOCALITY n. a place, position or district, also LOCALE. |
| PHILATELIC | • philatelic adj. Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists. • PHILATELIC adj. of or pertaining to philately. |
| SATELLITIC | • satellitic adj. (Sciences) Secondary to a main item. • SATELLITIC adj. of or like a satellite. |
| SCINTILLAE | • scintillae n. Plural of scintilla. • SCINTILLA n. (Latin) a spark; an atom. |
| STILLICIDE | • stillicide n. Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites. • stillicide n. (Law, historical, uncountable) Synonym of stillicidium. • STILLICIDE n. a succession of drops of water, esp. falling from the eaves of a house. |
| VITELLICLE | • vitellicle n. Yolk sac; umbilical vesicle. • VITELLICLE n. a yolk-sac. |