| ANAPHYLACTIC | • anaphylactic adj. Pertaining to anaphylaxis. • ANAPHYLACTIC adj. of, relating to, affected by, or causing anaphylaxis. |
| AUTODIDACTIC | • autodidactic adj. Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated. • AUTODIDACTIC adj. self-taught. |
| CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
| CHIROPRACTIC | • chiropractic n. (Alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other… • chiropractic adj. Relating to chiropractics. • CHIROPRACTIC n. the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of mechanical disorders of the joints, esp. of the spine. |
| HETEROTACTIC | • heterotactic adj. Of or pertaining to heterotaxis. • heterotactic adj. (Chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in a random configuration in each repeat unit. • HETEROTACTIC adj. abnormally arranged. |
| HYPOEUTECTIC | • hypoeutectic adj. Having a composition that lies to the left of the eutectic point in a phase diagram. • HYPOEUTECTIC adj. of a compound, containing less of the minor component than a eutectic compound. |
| METAGALACTIC | • metagalactic adj. Of or pertaining to a metagalaxy. • METAGALACTIC adj. relating to a metagalaxy. |
| PHYLLOTACTIC | • phyllotactic adj. Of or pertaining to phyllotaxy. • PHYLLOTACTIC adj. of or relating to phyllotaxis, the arrangement of leaves on the stem, also PHYLLOTACTICAL. |
| PROPHYLACTIC | • prophylactic n. A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. • prophylactic n. (Figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences. • prophylactic adj. Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy. |
| STEREOTACTIC | • stereotactic adj. Stereotaxic. • STEREOTACTIC adj. involving or used in a surgical technique for directing the tip of a delicate instrument or beam of radiation using coordinates provided by medical imaging, also STEREOTACTICAL. |
| SUBANTARCTIC | • subantarctic adj. Pertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many… • SUBANTARCTIC adj. of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a region just outside the antarctic circle. |
| SUBCLIMACTIC | • SUBCLIMACTIC adj. like a subclimax, a subordinate climax. |
| SYNDIOTACTIC | • syndiotactic adj. (Chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in alternating (rather than random) configuration… • SYNDIOTACTIC adj. of a stereospecific polymer, having alternating stereochemical configurations of the groups on successive carbon atoms in the chain. |
| THERMOTACTIC | • thermotactic adj. Relating to thermotaxis. • THERMOTACTIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTAXIC. |
| THIGMOTACTIC | • thigmotactic adj. Relating to thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTACTIC adj. showing thigmotaxis. |
| TROPHOTACTIC | • TROPHOTACTIC adj. relating to trophotaxis, chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |