| acatalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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| (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables | - |
| anaphylactic | (adjective) related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis | - |
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| anorectic | (adjective) causing loss of appetite | Synonyms: anorexigenic |
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| (adjective) suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin | Synonyms: anorexic |
| (noun) a person suffering from anorexia nervosa | Synonyms: anorexic |
| anticlimactic | (adjective) coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style | Synonyms: anticlimactical |
| apodeictic | (adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain | Synonyms: apodictic |
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| apodictic | (adjective) of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain | Synonyms: apodeictic |
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| apomictic | (adjective) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis | Synonyms: apomictical |
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| (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, parthenogenetic |
| apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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| apractic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apraxic |
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| arctic | (adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar |
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| (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
| atactic | (adjective) lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia | Synonyms: ataxic |
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| ataractic | (adjective) tending to soothe or tranquilize | Synonyms: ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing |
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| (noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
| autodidactic | (adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact | - |
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| cachectic | (adjective) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia | - |
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| catalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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| (noun) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot | - |
| cathectic | (adjective) of or relating to cathexis | - |
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| 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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| climactic | (adjective) consisting of or causing a climax | - |
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| deictic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use | - |
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| (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 |
| dialectic | (adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic | Synonyms: dialectical |
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| (noun) any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments | - |
| (noun) a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction | - |
| didactic | (adjective) instructive (especially excessively) | Synonyms: didactical |
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| dyslectic | (adjective) having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder | Synonyms: dyslexic |
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| (noun) a person who has dyslexia | Synonyms: dyslexic |
| eclectic | (adjective) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | - |
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| (noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method | Synonyms: eclecticist |
| epideictic | (adjective) designed primarily for rhetorical display | Synonyms: epideictical |
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| eutectic | (noun) a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point | - |
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| extragalactic | (adjective) outside or beyond a galaxy | - |
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| galactic | (adjective) of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way) | - |
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| (adjective) inconceivably large | Synonyms: astronomic, astronomical |
| hectic | (adjective) marked by intense agitation or emotion | Synonyms: feverish |
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| hypercatalectic | (adjective) (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot | - |
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| (noun) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot | - |
| ictic | (adjective) of or relating to a seizure or convulsion | Synonyms: ictal |
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| intergalactic | (adjective) between or among galaxies | - |
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| lactic | (adjective) of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey) | - |
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| pectic | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from pectin | - |
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| prophylactic | (adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
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| (adjective) warding off | Synonyms: cautionary |
| (adjective) capable of preventing conception or impregnation | Synonyms: antifertility, contraceptive |
| (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 |
| (noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
| pyrectic | (adjective) having or causing fever | - |
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| (noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature | Synonyms: pyrogen |
| subarctic | (adjective) of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle | - |
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| syntactic | (adjective) of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax | Synonyms: syntactical |
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| tactic | (noun) a plan for attaining a particular goal | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactics |
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