TETRACYCLIC | • tetracyclic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having four rings. • tetracyclic adj. (Medicine) Describing any pharmaceutical based upon tetracycline. • tetracyclic n. Any drug derived from tetracycline. |
CATACHRESTIC | • catachrestic adj. Constituting or related to catachresis. • CATACHRESTIC adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTICAL. |
CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
COTTONOCRACY | • cottonocracy n. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
TECHNOCRATIC | • technocratic adj. Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy. • TECHNOCRATIC adj. of, relating to, or suggestive of a technocrat or a technocracy. |
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. |
COUNTERTACTIC | • countertactic n. A tactic used in opposition to another. • COUNTERTACTIC n. an opposing tactic. |
CRYPTOCLASTIC | • CRYPTOCLASTIC adj. of minerals and rocks, composed of microscopic fragments. |
STREPTOCOCCAL | • streptococcal adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Streptococcus. • STREPTOCOCCAL adj. relating to streptococci, also STREPTOCOCCIC. |
ARCHITECTONICS | • architectonics n. The science pertaining to architecture. • ARCHITECTONICS n. the study of the arrangement of knowledge. |
CATACHRESTICAL | • catachrestical adj. Catachrestic. • CATACHRESTICAL adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTIC. |
CHARACTERISTIC | • characteristic adj. Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. • characteristic n. A distinguishing feature of a person or thing. • characteristic n. (Mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm. |
COTTONOCRACIES | • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
COUNTERTACTICS | • countertactics n. Plural of countertactic. • COUNTERTACTIC n. an opposing tactic. |
TRICHLORACETIC | • trichloracetic adj. Alternative form of trichloroacetic. • TRICHLORACETIC adj. as in trichloracetic acid. |
CHARACTERISTICS | • characteristics n. Plural of characteristic. • CHARACTERISTIC n. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property. |
ELECTROACOUSTIC | • electroacoustic adj. Of or pertaining to electroacoustics. • ELECTROACOUSTIC adj. relating to electroacoustics, the technology of converting acoustic energy into electrical energy and vice versa. |
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. |
TRICHLOROACETIC | • trichloroacetic adj. Of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its derivatives. • TRICHLOROACETIC adj. as in trichloroacetic acid. |