| ATARACTIC | • ataractic adj. (Pharmacology) That has a tranquilizing effect. • ataractic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer. • ATARACTIC adj. able to calm or tranquillize. |
| CLIMACTIC | • climactic adj. Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement. • CLIMACTIC adj. relating to a climax, also CLIMACTICAL. |
| DIDACTICS | • didactics n. Plural of didactic. • didactics n. The art and science of teaching. • DIDACTICS n. the art or science of teaching. |
| FACTICITY | • facticity n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact. • facticity n. (Uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any… • facticity n. (Countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation. |
| GALACTICO | • galactico n. (Soccer) A football superstar. • GALACTICO n. an internationally famous footballer. |
| GEOTACTIC | • geotactic adj. Of or pertaining to geotaxis. • GEOTACTIC adj. relating to geotaxis, the response of an organism to gravity, also GEOTACTICAL. |
| ISOTACTIC | • isotactic adj. (Chemistry, of a polymer) Having substituents arranged in the same (rather than random) configuration… • ISOTACTIC adj. of a polymer, with its attached groups of atoms in a regular order on one side of the chain. |
| PHYLACTIC | • phylactic adj. (Medicine) That protects (against disease). • phylactic adj. Relating to phylaxis. • phylactic n. A protection against disease. |
| PRACTICAL | • practical adj. Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. • practical adj. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. • practical adj. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical. |
| PRACTICED | • practiced adj. Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice. • practiced v. Simple past tense and past participle of practice. • PRACTICE v. to train or drill in order to acquire skill, also PRACTISE. |
| PRACTICER | • practicer n. Alternative form of practiser. • PRACTICER n. one who practices, also PRACTISER. |
| PRACTICES | • practices n. Plural of practice. • practices v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of practice. • PRACTICE v. to train or drill in order to acquire skill, also PRACTISE. |
| PRACTICKS | • PRACTICK n. (archaic) practice, also PRACTIC, PRACTIQUE. |
| PRACTICUM | • practicum n. (US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously… • practicum n. (US) A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them. • PRACTICUM n. (Latin) a course of practical work undertaken to implement academic studies. |
| STALACTIC | • stalactic adj. (Geology) Having, or relating to, stalactites. • STALACTIC adj. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTITIC, STALACTITICAL. |
| SYNTACTIC | • syntactic adj. Of, related to or connected with syntax. • syntactic adj. Containing morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were separate words e.g. greenfinch. • SYNTACTIC adj. relating to syntax, also SYNTACTICAL. |
| TACTICIAN | • tactician n. A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics. • TACTICIAN n. one skilled in tactics. |
| TACTICITY | • tacticity n. (Chemistry) The relative stereochemistry of adjacent chiral centers within a macromolecule. • TACTICITY n. the stereochemical arrangement of units in the main chain of a polymer. |