acatalectic | (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables | - |
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acoustic | (noun) a remedy for hearing loss or deafness | - |
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acrostic | (noun) a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | Synonyms: word square |
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(noun) verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message | - |
aesthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: esthetic |
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agnostic | (noun) a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist) | - |
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(noun) someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | Synonyms: doubter |
anaesthetic | (noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | Synonyms: anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent |
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analeptic | (noun) a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system | - |
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analphabetic | (noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabet |
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anesthetic | (noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | Synonyms: anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic agent |
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anorectic | (noun) a person suffering from anorexia nervosa | Synonyms: anorexic |
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anthelmintic | (noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, helminthic, vermifuge |
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antibiotic | (noun) a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections | Synonyms: antibiotic drug |
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antic | (noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | Synonyms: caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick |
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antidiabetic | (noun) a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: antidiabetic drug |
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antidiuretic | (noun) a drug that limits the formation of urine | Synonyms: antidiuretic drug |
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antiemetic | (noun) a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: antiemetic drug |
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antiepileptic | (noun) a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) | Synonyms: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic drug |
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antimycotic | (noun) any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | Synonyms: antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic agent, fungicide |
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antineoplastic | (noun) any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function | Synonyms: antineoplastic drug, cancer drug |
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antipruritic | (noun) a substance that relieves or prevents itching | - |
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antipsychotic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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antipyretic | (noun) any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | Synonyms: febrifuge |
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antiseptic | (noun) a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues | - |
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antisyphilitic | (noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis | - |
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anxiolytic | (noun) a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability | Synonyms: antianxiety drug, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer |
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aquatic | (noun) a plant that lives in or on water | - |
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arctic | (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
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arithmetic | (noun) the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations | - |
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arthritic | (noun) a person afflicted with arthritis | - |
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ascetic | (noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline | Synonyms: abstainer |
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asthmatic | (noun) a person suffering from asthma | - |
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ataractic | (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
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attic | (noun) floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | Synonyms: garret, loft |
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(noun) (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | - |
(noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle |
automatic | (noun) self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | Synonyms: automatic rifle, machine rifle |
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(noun) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | Synonyms: automatic pistol |
biquadratic | (noun) a polynomial of the fourth degree | Synonyms: biquadratic polynomial, quartic polynomial |
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(noun) an equation of the fourth degree | Synonyms: biquadratic equation |
(noun) an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree | Synonyms: biquadrate, fourth power, quartic |
bitumastic | (noun) a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering | - |
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catacaustic | (noun) a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface. | - |
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catalectic | (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot | - |
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cataleptic | (noun) a person suffering from catalepsy | - |
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cathartic | (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: aperient, physic, purgative |
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caustic | (noun) the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object | - |
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(noun) any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue | - |
characteristic | (noun) a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something | - |
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(noun) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions | Synonyms: device characteristic |
(noun) a prominent attribute or aspect of something | Synonyms: feature |
(noun) the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 | - |
chiropractic | (noun) a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure | - |
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clitic | (noun) a word that is treated in pronunciation as forming a part of a neighboring word and that is often unaccented or contracted. | - |
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cosmetic | (noun) a toiletry designed to beautify the body | - |
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critic | (noun) a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art | - |
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(noun) anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | - |
(noun) someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments | - |
deictic | (noun) a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs | Synonyms: deictic word |
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diabetic | (noun) someone who has diabetes | - |
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diacritic | (noun) a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation | Synonyms: diacritical mark |
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dialectic | (noun) any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments | - |
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(noun) a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction | - |
diaphoretic | (noun) used to produce perspiration | - |
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diuretic | (noun) any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water | Synonyms: diuretic drug, water pill |
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domestic | (noun) a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household | Synonyms: domestic help, house servant |
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dyslectic | (noun) a person who has dyslexia | Synonyms: dyslexic |
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dyspeptic | (noun) a person suffering from indigestion | - |
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ecclesiastic | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: churchman, cleric, divine |
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eclectic | (noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method | Synonyms: eclecticist |
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ecliptic | (noun) the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator | - |
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elastic | (noun) a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material | - |
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(noun) a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together | Synonyms: elastic band, rubber band |
electrolytic | (noun) a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte | Synonyms: electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic condenser |
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emetic | (noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: nauseant, vomit, vomitive |
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encaustic | (noun) a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application | - |
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epileptic | (noun) a person who has epilepsy | - |
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eristic | (noun) the art of logical disputation (especially if specious) | - |
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(noun) a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | Synonyms: controversialist, disputant |
erotic | (noun) an erotic person | - |
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esthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: aesthetic |
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eutectic | (noun) a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point | - |
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fanatic | (noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | Synonyms: fiend |
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hepatic | (noun) any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses | Synonyms: liverwort |
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heretic | (noun) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: misbeliever, religious outcast |
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(noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | - |
heuristic | (noun) a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem | Synonyms: heuristic program, heuristic rule |
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hieratic | (noun) a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests | Synonyms: hieratic script |
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hypercatalectic | (noun) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot | - |
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hypnotic | (noun) a drug that induces sleep | Synonyms: soporific |
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lunatic | (noun) an insane person | Synonyms: maniac |
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(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, swashbuckler |
mastic | (noun) an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin | Synonyms: lentisk, mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus |
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(noun) an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes | - |
(noun) a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler | - |
metic | (noun) an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city | - |
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miotic | (noun) a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) | Synonyms: miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug |
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monastic | (noun) a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work | Synonyms: monk |
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mydriatic | (noun) a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations | Synonyms: mydriatic drug |
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myotic | (noun) a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) | Synonyms: miotic, miotic drug, myotic drug |
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mystic | (noun) someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension | Synonyms: religious mystic |
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narcoleptic | (noun) a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep | - |
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(noun) a person who has narcolepsy | - |
narcotic | (noun) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction | - |
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neuroleptic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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neurotic | (noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, psychoneurotic |
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optic | (noun) the organ of sight | Synonyms: eye, oculus |
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paralytic | (noun) a person suffering from paralysis | - |
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parasympathetic | (noun) originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels | Synonyms: parasympathetic nervous system |
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paretic | (noun) a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
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peripatetic | (noun) a person who walks from place to place | - |
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pharmaceutic | (noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | Synonyms: pharmaceutical |
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plastic | (noun) a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered | Synonyms: charge card, charge plate |
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(noun) generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives | - |
pragmatic | (noun) an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land | Synonyms: pragmatic sanction |
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probiotic | (noun) a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant | Synonyms: probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora |
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(noun) A dietary supplement containing live bacteria, usually taken after a course of antibiotics to replenish the damaged gastrointestinal flora. | - |
proclitic | (noun) a clitic that is associated with a following word. | - |
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prognostic | (noun) a sign of something about to happen | Synonyms: omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostication |
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propaedeutic | (noun) a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) | Synonyms: propaedeutics |
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prophylactic | (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: condom, rubber, safe, safety |
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(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
psychoneurotic | (noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, neurotic |
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