| ANABOLIC | • anabolic adj. Of or relating to anabolism. • anabolic n. An anabolic steroid. • ANABOLIC adj. pertaining to a process of food being built up into protoplasm. |
| CARBOLIC | • carbolic adj. Of, relating to or containing carbolic acid. • carbolic n. Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant. • CARBOLIC n. an acidic compound. |
| CATHOLIC | • catholic adj. Universal; all-encompassing. • catholic adj. Alternative letter-case form of Catholic. • catholic adj. (Obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent. |
| DIABOLIC | • diabolic adj. Showing wickedness typical of a devil. • diabolic adj. Extremely evil or cruel. • DIABOLIC adj. devilish. |
| EPIBOLIC | • epibolic adj. Of or pertaining to epiboly. • EPIBOLIC adj. relating to epiboly, the process by which one set of cells spreads over and surrounds another by dividing more rapidly. |
| EPIPOLIC | • epipolic adj. Producing or relating to epipolism. • EPIPOLIC adj. producing epipolism or fluorescence. |
| GLYCOLIC | • glycolic adj. Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives. • GLYCOLIC adj. pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as glycolic acid, also GLYCOLLIC. |
| HEMIOLIC | • hemiolic adj. In the proportion of 1½ to 1, or 3 to 2. • HEMIOLIC adj. in poetic rhythms, based on the ratio 3 to 2. |
| NITROLIC | • nitrolic adj. Of or pertaining to nitrolic acid. • NITROLIC adj. pertaining to a class of acids. |
| PETROLIC | • petrolic adj. Of or pertaining to petroleum. • PETROLIC adj. derived from petroleum. |
| PHENOLIC | • phenolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol. • phenolic n. (Organic chemistry) A phenol compound. • phenolic n. Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes. |
| PODSOLIC | • podsolic adj. Alternative form of podzolic. • PODSOLIC adj. relating to podsol, a leached soil formed in cool, humid climates, also PODZOLIC. |
| PODZOLIC | • podzolic adj. Resembling or relating to podzol. • PODZOLIC adj. relating to podzol. |
| PYRROLIC | • pyrrolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or having a structure based on, a pyrrole. • PYRROLIC adj. of or like pyrrole, a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds. |
| SYMBOLIC | • symbolic adj. Pertaining to a symbol. • symbolic adj. Implicitly representing or referring to another thing. • SYMBOLIC adj. pertaining to a symbol, also SYMBOLICAL. |
| SYSTOLIC | • systolic adj. Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction. • systolic adj. (Computing) Relating to a systolic array. • systolic adj. (Mathematics) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole. |