| ASEPTIC | • aseptic adj. Free of disease-causing microbes. • aseptic adj. (Medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes. • aseptic adj. (Food industry) pasteurised. |
| BIOPTIC | • bioptic adj. Related to biopsy. • BIOPTIC adj. relating to biopsy. |
| CRYPTIC | • cryptic adj. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning. • cryptic adj. Mystified or of an obscure nature. • cryptic adj. Involving use of a code or cipher. |
| GLYPTIC | • glyptic adj. Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones. • GLYPTIC n. the art or process of engraving on gems. |
| HAPTICS | • haptics n. (Medicine) The study of the sense of touch. • haptics n. (Computing) The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch. • HAPTICS n. the science of studying data obtained through touch. |
| OPTICAL | • optical adj. Of, or relating to sight; visual. • optical adj. Designed to assist or enhance sight. • optical adj. Of, or relating to optics. |
| PEPTICS | • peptics n. Plural of peptic. • peptics n. The science of digestion. • PEPTIC n. a substance that promotes digestion. |
| SCEPTIC | • sceptic n. British form standard spelling of skeptic. • sceptic adj. British form standard spelling of skeptic. • SCEPTIC adj. disbelieving, also SKEPTIC. |
| SEPTICS | • septics n. Plural of septic. • Septics n. Plural of Septic. • SEPTIC n. an agent producing sepsis. |
| SKEPTIC | • skeptic n. Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially… • skeptic n. (In particular) Someone who is skeptical towards religion. • skeptic adj. Skeptical. |
| STYPTIC | • styptic adj. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere. • styptic adj. (Medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding. • styptic n. A substance used for styptic results. |
| TRYPTIC | • tryptic adj. Of, pertaining to or produced by trypsin. • TRYPTIC adj. relating to trypsin, an enzyme secreted by the pancreas. |
| UPTICKS | • upticks n. Plural of uptick. • up-ticks n. Plural of up-tick. • UPTICK n. an increase or rise. |