ACCOUCHEMENTS | • accouchements n. Plural of accouchement. • ACCOUCHEMENT n. (French) childbirth; a confinement. |
ARCHITECTONIC | • architectonic adj. Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction. • architectonic adj. (Figuratively) Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture. • architectonic adj. Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge. |
BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
BACKSCRATCHER | • backscratcher n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed… • back␣scratcher n. Alternative spelling of backscratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
BACKSCRATCHES | • backscratches n. Plural of backscratch. • backscratches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
CATECHISTICAL | • catechistical adj. Pertaining to a catechism. • CATECHISTICAL adj. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
CHIROPRACTICS | • chiropractics n. The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. • CHIROPRACTIC n. the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of mechanical disorders of the joints, esp. of the spine. |
CHLOROCALCITE | • chlorocalcite n. (Mineralogy) A rare white mineral, chemical formula KCaCl3. • CHLOROCALCITE n. a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium. |
CICATRICHULES | • CICATRICHULE n. a white spot, the germinating point in the yolk of an egg, also CICATRICLE, CICATRICULA. |
CYCLOTHYMIACS | • cyclothymiacs n. Plural of cyclothymiac. • CYCLOTHYMIAC n. one suffering from cyclothymia. |
DICHLORACETIC | • DICHLORACETIC adj. as in dichloracetic acid. |
OCHLOCRATICAL | • ochlocratical adj. Pertaining to ochlocracy. • OCHLOCRATICAL adj. relating to ochlocracy, rule by the mob, also OCHLOCRATIC. |
PTOCHOCRACIES | • ptochocracies n. Plural of ptochocracy. • PTOCHOCRACY n. government by the poor. |
SPATCHCOCKING | • spatchcocking n. The practice of making spatchcocked fowl, poultry, birds, in food preparation. • spatchcocking v. Present participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
STAPHYLOCOCCI | • staphylococci n. Plural of staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
TECHNOCRACIES | • technocracies n. Plural of technocracy. • TECHNOCRACY n. government by technical experts. |