ACCLIMATED | • acclimated adj. Accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment. • acclimated v. (Chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
ACCLIMATES | • acclimates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate. • ACCLIMATE v. (US) to habituate to a climate not native, also ACCLIMATIZE. |
ACCUMULATE | • accumulate v. (Transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively). • accumulate v. (Intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. • accumulate v. (Education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual. |
CACOMISTLE | • cacomistle n. The Bassariscus sumichrasti. • CACOMISTLE n. (Nahuatl) a North American carnivore, about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons, also CACOMIXL, CACOMIXLE. |
CLIOMETRIC | • cliometric adj. Of or pertaining to cliometrics. • CLIOMETRIC adj. relating to cliometrics, the application of methods developed in other fields (as economics, statistics, and data processing) to the study of history, also CLIOMETRICAL. |
COELOMATIC | • coelomatic adj. Alternative form of coelomic. • COELOMATIC adj. of or like a coelom, a fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. |
COMPLACENT | • complacent adj. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one’s achievements; smug. • complacent adj. Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem. • COMPLACENT adj. marked by complacency. |
COMPLECTED | • complected v. Simple past tense and past participle of complect. • complected adj. (US, in combination) Having a specified complexion; complexioned. • COMPLECT v. to weave together. |
COMPLICATE | • complicate v. (Transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. • complicate v. (Transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter. • complicate adj. (Obsolete) Intertwined. |
COSMETICAL | • cosmetical adj. Alternative form of cosmetic. • COSMETICAL adj. imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion, also COSMETIC. |
CYCLAMATES | • cyclamates n. Plural of cyclamate. • CYCLAMATE n. any of a number of very sweet substances derived from petrochemicals. |
CYCLOMETER | • cyclometer n. (Cycling) A device that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate distance travelled. • cyclometer n. An instrument for measuring circular arcs. • cyclometer n. (Historical) A machine used to decrypt Enigma machine ciphers. |
CYCLOMETRY | • cyclometry n. (Geometry) The measurement of circles. • CYCLOMETRY n. measurement by use of a cyclometer, an instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel. |
CYCLOSTOME | • cyclostome n. Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish. • CYCLOSTOME n. the lamprey. |
CYCLOTHYME | • CYCLOTHYME n. a person with a cyclothymic temperament, having alternating moods of euphoria and depression. |
ECOCLIMATE | • ecoclimate n. (Ecology) The climate (or, more often, the microclimate) of a particular habitat. • ECOCLIMATE n. a local climate regarded as an ecological factor. |
MOTORCYCLE | • motorcycle n. An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels. • motorcycle v. (Intransitive) To ride a motorcycle. • motor-cycle n. Dated form of motorcycle. |
MULTICYCLE | • multicycle n. A kind of bicycle designed to carry more than two riders. • multicycle n. A velocipede with more than three wheels; specifically, one developed in the 19th century with seven… • multicycle adj. Of or pertaining to more than one cycle. |
MYELOCYTIC | • myelocytic adj. Of or pertaining to myelocytes. • MYELOCYTIC adj. pertaining to a myelocyte, a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord. |