ACCELERATORY | • acceleratory adj. Accelerative. • ACCELERATORY adj. tending to cause acceleration, also ACCELERATIVE. |
ACCRETIONARY | • accretionary adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion. • ACCRETIONARY adj. relating to accretion, also ACCRETIVE. |
ACROCYANOSES | • acrocyanoses n. Plural of acrocyanosis. • ACROCYANOSIS n. persistent cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood. |
APOCYNACEOUS | • apocynaceous adj. (Botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander. • APOCYNACEOUS adj. belonging to the periwinkle family, Apocynaceae. |
ARCHDEACONRY | • archdeaconry n. The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office. • archdeaconry n. The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon. • ARCHDEACONRY n. the district or residence of an archdeacon. |
CALCAREOUSLY | • calcareously adv. In a calcareous manner. • CALCAREOUS adv. chalky; of or containing calcium carbonate. |
CHATOYANCIES | • chatoyancies n. Plural of chatoyancy. • CHATOYANCY n. the quality of being chatoyant, having a changing lustre, also CHATOYANCE. |
CLAIRVOYANCE | • clairvoyance n. (Parapsychology) The power to see the future. • clairvoyance n. Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness; sagacity. • CLAIRVOYANCE n. the power of seeing things removed in time or space, also CLAIRVOYANCY. |
CYCLOALKANES | • cycloalkanes n. Plural of cycloalkane. • CYCLOALKANE n. an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
CYCLOPAEDIAS | • cyclopaedias n. Plural of cyclopaedia. • cyclopædias n. Plural of cyclopædia. • CYCLOPAEDIA n. an encyclopaedia, also CYCLOPEDIA. |
GYNAECOCRACY | • gynaecocracy n. Alternative form of gynecocracy. • gynæcocracy n. Alternative spelling of gynecocracy. • GYNAECOCRACY n. government by women, also GYNECOCRACY. |
HYPOCALCEMIA | • hypocalcemia n. (Biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood. • HYPOCALCEMIA n. a deficiency of calcium in the blood, also HYPOCALCAEMIA. |
MACROCEPHALY | • macrocephaly n. (Medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large. • macrocephaly n. (Geography) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment… • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
MYCOBACTERIA | • mycobacteria n. Plural of mycobacterium. • MYCOBACTERIUM n. any of a genus of bacteria that includes the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy. |
OVERCAPACITY | • overcapacity n. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed. • OVERCAPACITY n. excessive capacity for production or services in relation to demand. |
PEDANTOCRACY | • pedantocracy n. Government by pedants. • PEDANTOCRACY n. government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars. |
STYRACACEOUS | • styracaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the Styracaceae. • STYRACACEOUS adj. belonging to the storax family. |