| ACETYLSALICYLIC | • acetylsalicylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated. • ACETYLSALICYLIC adj. as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIES | • brachydactylies n. Plural of brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLY n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes. |
| BRACHYDACTYLISM | • BRACHYDACTYLISM n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes. |
| BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |
| CYANOACETYLENES | • cyanoacetylenes n. Plural of cyanoacetylene. • CYANOACETYLENE n. a large and complex organic molecule found in interstellar clouds. |
| DACTYLIOMANCIES | • DACTYLIOMANCY n. divination by means of a finger. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHERS | • DACTYLOGRAPHER n. one who studies fingerprints. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHIES | • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
| ELEUTHERODACTYL | • ELEUTHERODACTYL n. of birds, having the hind toe free. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| PENTADACTYLISMS | • PENTADACTYLISM n. the state of being pentadactylic. |
| PERISSODACTYLES | • PERISSODACTYLE n. an animal of the Perissodactyla, a division of ungulates with an odd number of toes, including the horse, tapir and rhinoceros, also PERISSODACTYL. |
| PERISSODACTYLIC | • perissodactylic adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Perissodactyla. • PERISSODACTYLIC adj. of or like a perissodactyl. |
| STYLELESSNESSES | • STYLELESSNESS n. the state of being styleless. |