| CAPROLACTAM | • caprolactam n. (Organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| CARTOPHILIC | • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of mapmaking. • CARTOPHILIC adj. relating to cartophily, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. |
| CATOPTRICAL | • catoptrical adj. Alternative form of catoptric. • CATOPTRICAL adj. relating to reflection, also CATOPTRIC. |
| CEROPLASTIC | • ceroplastic adj. Modelled in wax. • ceroplastic adj. Of or relating to such an art or process. • ceroplastic n. (Archaic) The art of modelling in wax. |
| CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
| CRYPTOLOGIC | • cryptologic adj. Of or relating to cryptology. • CRYPTOLOGIC adj. relating to cryptology, the scientific study of codes, also CRYPTOLOGICAL. |
| KLEPTOCRACY | • kleptocracy n. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed. • KLEPTOCRACY n. a government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
| LEPTOCERCAL | • LEPTOCERCAL adj. slender-tailed. |
| NARCOLEPTIC | • narcoleptic n. One who suffers from narcolepsy. • narcoleptic adj. Pertaining to narcolepsy. • NARCOLEPTIC adj. relating to narcolepsy. |
| PATROCLINIC | • patroclinic adj. Synonym of patroclinous. • PATROCLINIC adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATROCLINAL, PATROCLINOUS. |
| PLANTOCRACY | • plantocracy n. Government by plantation owners. • plantocracy n. The group of plantation owners who have power in such a government. • PLANTOCRACY n. government by plantation owners. |
| PLUTOCRATIC | • plutocratic adj. Of, relating to, or being a plutocracy. • PLUTOCRATIC adj. relating to the plutocracy, also PLUTOCRATICAL. |
| POLIORCETIC | • poliorcetic adj. Relating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare. • POLIORCETIC adj. relating to poliorcetics, siegecraft. |
| POLYCENTRIC | • polycentric adj. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control. • polycentric adj. (Genetics) (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts. • POLYCENTRIC n. a type of chromosome. |
| PROCTOLOGIC | • proctologic adj. Relating to proctology. • PROCTOLOGIC adj. relating to proctology, the study of the rectum, also PROCTOLOGICAL. |
| PROTOCOCCAL | • PROTOCOCCAL adj. relating to the Protoccus genus of unicellular algae. |
| PYROCLASTIC | • pyroclastic adj. (Volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. • pyroclastic n. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin. • PYROCLASTIC adj. of rocks, formed of fragments thrown out by volcanic action. |