ACIDOPHILIC | • acidophilic adj. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. • acidophilic adj. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin. • ACIDOPHILIC adj. easily stained by acid dyes; thriving in acid environment. |
APODICTICAL | • apodictical adj. (Archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain. • APODICTICAL adj. (archaic) necessarily true, also APODEICTIC, APODEICTICAL, APODICTIC. |
APOMICTICAL | • APOMICTICAL adj. relating to apomixis, nonsexual reproduction, from an unfertilized ovum, also APOMICTIC. |
CARTOPHILIC | • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. • cartophilic adj. Taking part in, or relating to, the hobby of mapmaking. • CARTOPHILIC adj. relating to cartophily, the hobby of collecting cigarette cards. |
COPRINCIPAL | • coprincipal n. One of a group of people who act jointly as principals (in various senses). • COPRINCIPAL n. a joint principal. |
EPICYCLICAL | • epicyclical adj. Of or pertaining to an epicycle. • EPICYCLICAL adj. pertaining to or having the motion of, an epicycle, also EPICYCLIC. |
IMPRACTICAL | • impractical adj. Not practical; impracticable. • IMPRACTICAL adj. not practical. |
OCCIPITALLY | • occipitally adv. In relation to the occiput or the occipital bone. • OCCIPITAL adv. relating to the back of the head. |
OPHICALCITE | • ophicalcite n. (Mineralogy) ophite; verd antique. • OPHICALCITE n. a kind of marble, containing green serpentine. |
PACIFICALLY | • pacifically adv. In a calm or quiet manner. • pacifically adv. In a soothing manner. • PACIFICAL adv. pacific, esp. in Letters pacifical, letters recommending the bearer as being one at peace with the church. |
PATRICLINIC | • PATRICLINIC adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATROCLINAL, PATROCLINOUS. |
PATROCLINIC | • patroclinic adj. Synonym of patroclinous. • PATROCLINIC adj. of animals and plants, showing the characters of the male parent, also PATROCLINAL, PATROCLINOUS. |
PECCABILITY | • peccability n. The state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin. • PECCABILITY n. the state of being peccable, liable or prone to sin. |
PERICLASTIC | • PERICLASTIC adj. like a periclase, a naturally occurring magnesium oxide. |
PICCADILLOS | • PICCADILLO n. (Spanish) a traditional Mexican dish of ground meat, tomatoes etc, also PICADILLO, PICKADILLO. |
PICCALILLIS | • piccalillis n. Plural of piccalilli. • PICCALILLI n. a mixed-vegetable pickle in a mustard sauce. |
PRECLINICAL | • preclinical adj. (Medicine) Describing the period of a disease before any symptoms appear. • preclinical adj. Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans. • PRECLINICAL adj. relating to the period preceding clinical manifestations. |
PRECRITICAL | • precritical adj. Before a critical stage. • precritical adj. Prior to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant. • PRECRITICAL adj. prior to the development of critical capacity. |
PROLIFICACY | • prolificacy n. Great fertility. • prolificacy n. Producing of a large number of literary or artistic works. • PROLIFICACY n. the state of being prolific, also PROLIFICITY. |