| ANTICHOLINERGIC | • anticholinergic adj. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. • anticholinergic n. (Medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning… • ANTICHOLINERGIC adj. blocking nerve impulses, in order to control intestinal spasms. |
| ARCHGENETHLIACS | • ARCHGENETHLIAC n. (Browning) in derogatory sense, the greatest of genethliacs or astrologers. |
| BACTERIOLOGICAL | • bacteriological adj. Of or pertaining to bacteriology. • BACTERIOLOGICAL adj. relating to bacteriology, also BACTERIOLOGIC. |
| CATEGORICALNESS | • categoricalness n. The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. • CATEGORICALNESS n. the state of being categorical. |
| CHALCOGRAPHISTS | • chalcographists n. Plural of chalcographist. • CHALCOGRAPHIST n. one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| CHARTOGRAPHICAL | • CHARTOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to the drawing of maps, also CARTOGRAPHIC, CARTOGRAPHICAL, CHARTOGRAPHIC. |
| CIRCUMVALLATING | • circumvallating v. Present participle of circumvallate. • CIRCUMVALLATE v. to surround with a rampart or fortification. |
| COUNTERCLAIMING | • counterclaiming v. Present participle of counterclaim. • COUNTERCLAIM v. to enter or plead a counterclaim. |
| CROSSLINGUISTIC | • crosslinguistic adj. Spanning more than one language. • cross-linguistic adj. Alternative form of crosslinguistic. • CROSSLINGUISTIC adj. of or relating to languages of different families and types. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHICAL | • cryptographical adj. Relating to cryptography; cryptographic. • CRYPTOGRAPHICAL adj. of, relating to, or using cryptography, also CRYPTOGRAPHIC. |
| DISCONCERTINGLY | • disconcertingly adv. In a disconcerting manner; upsettingly. • DISCONCERTING adv. DISCONCERT, to throw into confusion. |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC | • electromagnetic adj. Relating to electromagnetism. • ELECTROMAGNETIC adj. of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism. |
| ELECTROSURGICAL | • electrosurgical adj. (Surgery) relating to electrosurgery. • ELECTROSURGICAL adj. relating to electrosurgery. |
| GLUCOCORTICOIDS | • glucocorticoids n. Plural of glucocorticoid. • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| MAGNETOELECTRIC | • magnetoelectric adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to magnetoelectricity. • MAGNETOELECTRIC adj. relating to or characterized by electromotive forces developed by magnetic means. |
| MICROTECHNOLOGY | • microtechnology n. Any of several technologies concerned with material or devices whose size is measured in micrometres. • MICROTECHNOLOGY n. technology that makes use of microelectronics. |
| MISRECOLLECTING | • misrecollecting v. Present participle of misrecollect. |
| REACCLIMATISING | • reacclimatising v. Present participle of reacclimatise. • REACCLIMATISE v. to acclimatise again, also REACCLIMATIZE. |
| REACCLIMATIZING | • reacclimatizing v. Present participle of reacclimatize. • REACCLIMATIZE v. to acclimatize again, also REACCLIMATISE. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |