| ACCOUPLEMENT | • accouplement n. (Rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. • accouplement n. (Rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace. • ACCOUPLEMENT n. a timber joist or beam that serves as a tie or support. |
| CAPROLACTAMS | • caprolactams n. Plural of caprolactam. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| CLEPTOMANIAC | • cleptomaniac n. Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac. • CLEPTOMANIAC n. a person having an obsessive urge to steal, also KLEPTO, KLEPTOMANIAC. |
| COMPLACENTLY | • complacently adv. In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled. • COMPLACENT adv. marked by complacency. |
| COMPLICATING | • complicating v. Present participle of complicate. • COMPLICATE v. to combine esp. in an involved manner. |
| COMPLICATION | • complication n. The act or process of complicating. • complication n. The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity. • complication n. A person who doesn’t fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper. |
| COMPLICATIVE | • complicative adj. Having a tendency to complicate. • COMPLICATIVE adj. tending to complicate. |
| COMPLICITIES | • complicities n. Plural of complicity. • COMPLICITY n. association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act. |
| COMPLICITOUS | • complicitous adj. Complicit. • COMPLICITOUS adj. having or showing complicity, that is a party to or involved in wrongdoing, also COMPLICIT. |
| COSMOPLASTIC | • cosmoplastic adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the formation of the universe or world; cosmogonic. • cosmoplastic adj. Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming. • COSMOPLASTIC adj. moulding or shaping the universe. |
| COSMOPOLITIC | • cosmopolitic adj. Alternative form of cosmopolitical. • COSMOPOLITIC adj. relating to cosmopolitics, world politics, also COSMOPOLITICAL. |
| MICROPLASTIC | • microplastic n. Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products… • microplastic adj. Exhibiting microplasticity. • MICROPLASTIC n. very small particles of plastic debris persisting as waste material in the environment following the breakdown of rubbish. |
| POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
| ULTRACOMPACT | • ultracompact adj. Extremely compact; of utmost compactness. • ULTRACOMPACT adj. extremely compact. |
| UNCOMPLACENT | • uncomplacent adj. Not complacent. • UNCOMPLACENT adj. not complacent. |