| ACEPHALIC | • acephalic adj. Without a head. • acephalic adj. (Medicine, of a headache, dated) Characterized by a migraine aura without pain. • acephalic adj. Without a leader. |
| ALICYCLIC | • alicyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure. • alicyclic n. Such an organic compound. • ALICYCLIC adj. denoting organic compounds that are both aliphatic and cyclic, i.e. aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having their carbon atoms in a ring, also CYCLOALIPHATIC. |
| CALICULAR | • calicular adj. Relating to, or resembling, a cup. • CALICULAR adj. like a calicle, a row of small bracts at the base of the calyx. |
| CEPHALICS | • CEPHALIC n. a headache remedy, also KEPHALIC. |
| ECHOLALIC | • echolalic adj. (Clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia. • echolalic n. An individual who exhibits echolalia. • ECHOLALIC adj. of or like echolalia, the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them. |
| FORTALICE | • fortalice n. (Archaic) A small fortress. • FORTALICE n. (historical) a fortress; a small outwork of a fortification. |
| GENITALIC | • genitalic adj. Relating to the genitals. • GENITALIC adj. relating to the genitalia, also GENITALIAL. |
| HALICORES | • halicores n. Plural of halicore. • HALICORE n. (Greek) the dugong, a manatee or sea-cow. |
| ITALICISE | • italicise v. Non-Oxford standard spelling of italicize. • ITALICISE v. to print in italic characters, also ITALICIZE. |
| ITALICIZE | • italicize v. (Typography) To put into italics. • italicize v. (Figuratively) To emphasize. • ITALICIZE v. to print in italic characters, also ITALICISE. |
| KEPHALICS | • KEPHALIC n. a headache remedy, also CEPHALIC. |
| MALICIOUS | • malicious adj. Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. • MALICIOUS adj. bearing ill-will or spite. |
| PACHALICS | • pachalics n. Plural of pachalic. • PACHALIC n. (Turkish) the territory of a pasha, also PASHALIK, PASHALIC. |
| PASHALICS | • pashalics n. Plural of pashalic. • PASHALIC n. (Turkish) the territory of a pasha, also PASHALIK, PACHALIC. |
| PEDOCALIC | • pedocalic adj. Of or relating to a pedocal. • PEDOCALIC adj. of or like pedocal, a generic term used to describe the soils typically found in an arid or semiarid region. |
| SALICETUM | • salicetum n. A group of willow trees. • SALICETUM n. (Latin) a willow plantation. |
| SALICINES | • salicines n. Plural of salicine. • SALICINE n. a bitter crystalline glucoside obtained from willow-bark, etc. and used medicinally as an analgesic, etc., also SALICIN. |
| SALICYLIC | • salicylic adj. Derived from salicin. • SALICYLIC adj. as in salicylic acid, a bitter-tasting derivative of phenol that is used in making aspirin and dyes and as a fungicide. |