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. |
ANTICLIMACTICAL | • anticlimactical adj. Alternative form of anticlimactic. • ANTICLIMACTICAL adj. of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax, also ANTICLIMACTIC. |
BRACHIOCEPHALIC | • brachiocephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head. • BRACHIOCEPHALIC adj. relating to the arms and head. |
BRACHYCEPHALICS | • brachycephalics n. Plural of brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALIC n. a short-headed person. |
CATACLYSMICALLY | • cataclysmically adv. In a cataclysmic way. • CATACLYSMIC adv. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
CATALLACTICALLY | • catallactically adv. In terms of catallactics. • CATALLACTIC adv. pertaining to commercial exchange. |
CATECHISTICALLY | • CATECHISTICAL adv. relating to catechism, also CATECHISTIC. |
CEPHALOTHORACIC | • cephalothoracic adj. (Anatomy) Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORACIC adj. relating to the cephalothorax. |
CHALCOGRAPHICAL | • CHALCOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to chalcography, also CHALCOGRAPHIC. |
CHEMOTACTICALLY | • chemotactically adv. By chemotaxis. • CHEMOTACTIC adv. exhibiting chemotaxis. |
CLIMACTERICALLY | • CLIMACTERICAL adv. relating to a climacteric. |
DECALCIFICATION | • decalcification n. The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones. • DECALCIFICATION n. the removal or loss of calcium or calcium compounds (as from bones or soil). |
ENCYCLOPAEDICAL | • encyclopaedical adj. Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae. • encyclopædical adj. Archaic spelling of encyclopaedical. • ENCYCLOPAEDICAL adj. of or relating to an encyclopedia; comprehensive; full of information, also ENCYCLOPEDIC, ENCYCLOPEDICAL. |
HYPERCATALECTIC | • hypercatalectic adj. (Poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). • HYPERCATALECTIC adj. having an additional syllable or half-foot after the last complete dipody. |
MACROCOSMICALLY | • macrocosmically adv. In a macrocosmic sense. • MACROCOSMIC adv. relating to a macrocosm. |
MACROSCOPICALLY | • macroscopically adv. In a macroscopic manner or context. • MACROSCOPIC adv. large enough to be visible to the unaided eye. |
MECHANOCHEMICAL | • mechanochemical adj. Of or pertaining to mechanochemistry. • MECHANOCHEMICAL adj. of or relating to mechanochemistry, the branch of science that deals with the relation between mechanical and chemical phenomena and the interconversion of these forms of energy. |
OCHLOCRATICALLY | • ochlocratically adv. In an ochlocratic way. • OCHLOCRATICAL adv. relating to ochlocracy, rule by the mob, also OCHLOCRATIC. |
RECALCITRANCIES | • recalcitrancies n. Plural of recalcitrancy. • RECALCITRANCY n. the state of being recalcitrant, also RECALCITRANCE. |
SCAPHOCEPHALICS | • SCAPHOCEPHALIC n. someone having an abnormally long narrow skull. |