| LEUCOCRATIC | • leucocratic adj. (Geology, of igneous rock) Light in color, containing at least 90% felsic minerals. • LEUCOCRATIC adj. of igneous rocks, light in colour, due to a low content of iron and magnesium. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTE | • circumlocute v. To use circumlocution. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| COCURRICULAR | • cocurricular adj. Accompanying an educational curriculum. • COCURRICULAR adj. being outside of but usually complementing the regular curriculum. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTED | • circumlocuted v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumlocute. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTES | • circumlocutes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTING | • circumlocuting v. Present participle of circumlocute. • CIRCUMLOCUTE v. to use circumlocution. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTIONS | • circumlocutions n. Plural of circumlocution. • CIRCUMLOCUTION n. an overly complicated means of expression. |
| COUNTERCYCLICAL | • countercyclical adj. (Public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. • countercyclical adj. (Economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. • COUNTERCYCLICAL adj. calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle. |
| ELECTROACOUSTIC | • electroacoustic adj. Of or pertaining to electroacoustics. • ELECTROACOUSTIC adj. relating to electroacoustics, the technology of converting acoustic energy into electrical energy and vice versa. |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS | • ELEUTHEROCOCCUS n. a creeping shrub found in Siberia, from which a drug is prepared that apparently increases stamina and concentration. |
| GLUCOCORTICOIDS | • glucocorticoids n. Plural of glucocorticoid. • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |