| ALCOHOLIC | • alcoholic n. A person addicted to alcohol. • alcoholic n. One who abuses alcohol. • alcoholic adj. Of or pertaining to alcohol. |
| APOSTOLIC | • apostolic adj. (Religion, Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles… • apostolic adj. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles. • apostolic adj. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. |
| ASYSTOLIC | • asystolic adj. Pertaining to asystole. • asystolic adj. Not having a heartbeat. • asystolic adj. Not systolic. |
| CATABOLIC | • catabolic adj. Of, or relating to catabolism. • CATABOLIC adj. relating to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also KATABOLIC. |
| CYTOSOLIC | • cytosolic adj. Of or pertaining to the cytosol. • CYTOSOLIC adj. relating to the cytosol, the fluid portion of cell material. |
| DIASTOLIC | • diastolic adj. Pertaining to a diastole. • diastolic n. (Medicine, colloquial) Short for diastolic blood pressure. • DIASTOLIC adj. of or pertaining to diastole, the rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries. |
| EPISTOLIC | • epistolic adj. Relating to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary. • EPISTOLIC adj. of or like an epistle, also EPISTOLICAL. |
| FUMAROLIC | • fumarolic adj. Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles. • FUMAROLIC adj. of or like a fumarole, a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue. |
| KATABOLIC | • katabolic adj. Alternative form of catabolic. • KATABOLIC adj. relating to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIC. |
| LATOSOLIC | • latosolic adj. Relating to latosols. • LATOSOLIC adj. of or like latosol, a tropical soil. |
| METABOLIC | • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metabolism. • metabolic n. (Informal) A nutritional supplement. |
| PARABOLIC | • parabolic adj. (Chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid. • parabolic adj. (Rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable. • parabolic n. (Mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc. |
| SEXAHOLIC | • sexaholic n. One who is addicted to sex. • SEXAHOLIC n. someone addicted to sex. |
| SHAMBOLIC | • shambolic adj. Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged. • SHAMBOLIC adj. chaotic. |
| TRIAZOLIC | • triazolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to, or composed of triazoles. • TRIAZOLIC adj. relating to triazole, any compound whose molecule contains a ring of three nitrogen and two carbon atoms. |
| VITRIOLIC | • vitriolic adj. (Chemistry, dated) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol. • vitriolic adj. (Figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic. • VITRIOLIC adj. caustic or hostile. |