| CARDIOTHORACIC | • cardiothoracic adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest. • CARDIOTHORACIC adj. relating to, involving, or specializing in the heart and chest. |
| CERCOPITHECOID | • cercopithecoid n. (Zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys). • CERCOPITHECOID n. any of several Old World long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, including the Diana monkey, vervet, and moustached monkey, also CERCOPITHECID. |
| CHLOROCALCITES | • CHLOROCALCITE n. a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTION | • circumlocution n. (Uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus… • circumlocution n. (Countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one. • CIRCUMLOCUTION n. an overly complicated means of expression. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTORY | • circumlocutory adj. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose. • CIRCUMLOCUTORY adj. relating to circumlocution. |
| COCKNIFICATION | • COCKNIFICATION n. the process of cocknifying. |
| CONCOMITANCIES | • concomitancies n. Plural of concomitancy. • CONCOMITANCY n. the state of being concomitant. |
| CONDUCTOMETRIC | • conductometric adj. Of or pertaining to conductometry. • CONDUCTOMETRIC adj. of or relating to the measurement of conductivity, also CONDUCTIMETRIC, CONDUCTIOMETRIC. |
| CORTICOTROPHIC | • corticotrophic adj. Alternative form of corticotropic. • CORTICOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOTROPIC. |
| COTTONOCRACIES | • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
| COXCOMBICALITY | • coxcombicality n. The quality of being coxcombical. • COXCOMBICALITY n. the state of being coxcombical. |
| CRYPTOCOCCOSIS | • cryptococcosis n. (Pathology) A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans… • CRYPTOCOCCOSIS n. a fungal disease. |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCI | • ELEUTHEROCOCCUS n. a creeping shrub found in Siberia, from which a drug is prepared that apparently increases stamina and concentration. |
| GLUCOCORTICOID | • glucocorticoid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are… • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| PSYCHOACOUSTIC | • psychoacoustic adj. Of or pertaining to psychoacoustics. • PSYCHOACOUSTIC adj. relating to psychoacoustics. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCIC | • staphylococcic adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCIC adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| TACHISTOSCOPIC | • tachistoscopic adj. Relating to tachistoscopy. • TACHISTOSCOPIC adj. relating to use of the tachistoscope. |