| ACROCENTRICS | • acrocentrics n. Plural of acrocentric. • ACROCENTRIC n. a rod-shaped chromosome. |
| CHLOROACETIC | • chloroacetic adj. Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives. • CHLOROACETIC adj. an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid, also CHLORACETIC. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTE | • circumlocute v. To use circumlocution. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| COELACANTHIC | • COELACANTHIC adj. (jocular) old but worth keeping. |
| CONCENTRICAL | • concentrical adj. Alternative form of concentric. • CONCENTRICAL adj. having a common center, also CONCENTRIC. |
| CONCOMITANCE | • concomitance n. Occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence. • concomitance n. A concomitant. • concomitance n. (Christianity) The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist… |
| CONCUPISCENT | • concupiscent adj. Amorous; lustful. • CONCUPISCENT adj. having strong sexual desires. |
| CYSTICERCOID | • cysticercoid n. The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex… • CYSTICERCOID n. a tapeworm larva having an invaginated scolex and solid tailpiece. |
| CYTOCHEMICAL | • cytochemical adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to cytochemistry. • cytochemical n. (Biochemistry) Any chemical compound that is found only in cells. • CYTOCHEMICAL adj. relating to cytochemistry. |
| GYNECOCRATIC | • gynecocratic adj. Of or relating to gynecocracy. • GYNECOCRATIC adj. relating to gynecocracy. |
| HETEROCYCLIC | • heterocyclic adj. (Chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. • heterocyclic adj. (Organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings. • heterocyclic n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocycle. |
| LEUCOCYTOTIC | • LEUCOCYTOTIC adj. related to leucocytosis. |
| MICROTECHNIC | • MICROTECHNIC n. any of various methods of handling and preparing material for microscopic observation and study, also MICROTECHNIQUE. |
| NOCTILUCENCE | • noctilucence n. The property of being noctilucent. • NOCTILUCENCE n. the quality of being noctilucent, shining in the dark. |
| SPITCHCOCKED | • spitchcocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of spitchcock. • SPITCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPATCHCOCK. |
| STREPTOCOCCI | • streptococci n. Plural of streptococcus. • STREPTOCOCCUS n. any of a genus bacteria forming bent chains. |
| TECHNOCRATIC | • technocratic adj. Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy. • TECHNOCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy. |