| CATADIOPTRIC | • catadioptric adj. (Optics) Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric)… • CATADIOPTRIC adj. relating to or employing both reflection and refraction, as in the construction of some long-focal-length photographic lenses, also CATADIOPTRICAL. |
| CATAPHORETIC | • cataphoretic adj. Relating to cataphoresis. • CATAPHORETIC adj. relating to cataphoresis, the movement, due to application of electricity, of particles through a fluid. |
| CATASTROPHIC | • catastrophic adj. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe. • catastrophic adj. Disastrous; ruinous. • catastrophic adj. From which recovery is impossible. |
| CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
| COMPATRIOTIC | • compatriotic adj. Of or relating to compatriots. • COMPATRIOTIC adj. of or like a compatriot. |
| CRYPTOPHYTIC | • cryptophytic adj. Relating to or composed of cryptophytes. • CRYPTOPHYTIC adj. like a cryptophyte, a perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface. |
| ELECTROTYPIC | • electrotypic adj. Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy. • ELECTROTYPIC adj. relating to printing by electrotype. |
| KLEPTOCRATIC | • kleptocratic adj. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves. • KLEPTOCRATIC adj. of or like a kleptocracy, a government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. |
| OCTASTROPHIC | • OCTASTROPHIC adj. consisting of eight strophes. |
| PRECONSTRUCT | • preconstruct v. (Transitive) To construct in advance. • PRECONSTRUCT v. to construct in advance. |
| PRECONTRACTS | • precontracts n. Plural of precontract. • PRECONTRACT v. to contract in advance. |
| PROTECTRICES | • protectrices n. Plural of protectrix. • PROTECTRIX n. a female protector, also PROTECTRESS. |
| STREPTOCOCCI | • streptococci n. Plural of streptococcus. • STREPTOCOCCUS n. any of a genus bacteria forming bent chains. |
| TROPHOTACTIC | • TROPHOTACTIC adj. relating to trophotaxis, chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |
| ULTRACOMPACT | • ultracompact adj. Extremely compact; of utmost compactness. • ULTRACOMPACT adj. extremely compact. |