| ACROCENTRIC | • acrocentric adj. (Genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm… • acrocentric n. A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm. • ACROCENTRIC n. a rod-shaped chromosome. |
| AREOCENTRIC | • areocentric adj. (Astronomy) Having the planet Mars at the center. • AREOCENTRIC adj. of a coordinate system based on the planet Mars. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CENTROMERIC | • centromeric adj. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, centromeres. • CENTROMERIC adj. relating to a centromere. |
| CODIRECTORS | • codirectors n. Plural of codirector. • co-directors n. Plural of co-director. • CODIRECTOR n. a joint director. |
| COERCIMETER | • coercimeter n. An instrument for measuring magnetic coercivity. • COERCIMETER n. an instrument for measuring coercive force. |
| CORRECTIBLE | • correctible adj. Alternative form of correctable. • CORRECTIBLE adj. that can be corrected, also CORRECTABLE. |
| CORRECTIONS | • corrections n. Plural of correction. • corrections n. (US, Canada, law) Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime. • CORRECTION n. the act of correcting. |
| CORRECTIVES | • correctives n. Plural of corrective. • CORRECTIVE n. something that serves to correct. |
| CROTCHETIER | • crotchetier adj. Comparative form of crotchety: more crotchety. • CROTCHETY adj. bad-tempered, also CROTCHETED. |
| HIEROCRATIC | • hierocratic adj. Of or relating to (a) hierocracy. • HIEROCRATIC adj. of or like a hierocracy, government by priests or religious ministers, also HIEROCRATICAL. |
| INCORRECTLY | • incorrectly adv. In an incorrect manner. • INCORRECT adv. not correct. |
| MERITOCRACY | • meritocracy n. Rule by merit and talent. • meritocracy n. A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition. • MERITOCRACY n. government by the meritorious. |
| MICROCREDIT | • microcredit n. (Uncountable, banking) The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote… • microcredit n. (Countable, banking) A microloan. |
| MICROMETRIC | • micrometric adj. Of or pertaining to micrometry. • micrometric adj. Measured using a micrometer. • micrometric adj. Having dimensions of the order of a micrometre. |
| MISCORRECTS | • miscorrects v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscorrect. • MISCORRECT v. to fail or err in attempting to correct. |
| RECIPROCANT | • reciprocant n. (Mathematics) A contravariant expressing a certain condition of tangency; a differential invariant. • RECIPROCANT n. in maths, a differential invariant. |
| RECIPROCATE | • reciprocate v. (Transitive) To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing. • reciprocate v. (Transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or… • reciprocate v. (Intransitive) To move backwards and forwards, like a piston. |
| RECIPROCITY | • reciprocity n. The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people. • reciprocity n. A reciprocal relationship. • reciprocity n. A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence. |