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Of or pertaining to physiognomy; according with the principles of physiognomy. -- Phys`i*og*nom"ic*al*ly, adv.

Relating to phytochemistry. R. Hunt.

Polemic; controversial; disputatious. -- Po*lem"ic*al*ly, adv. Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor.

To make smooth with pumice. [R.]

Quadrinomial.

of the nature of, rhythm DAy and night I worked my rhythmic thought. Mrs. Browning. Rhythmical accent. (Mus.) See Accent, n., 6 (c).

In a rhythmical manner.

Half or partially calcareous; as, a semicalcareous plant.

Half calcined; as, semicalcined iron.

To deprive of one testicle. -- Sem`i*cas*tra"tion,n.

Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and comical.

Pertaining to, or illustrating, the hypothetical space relations of atoms in the molecule; as, a stereo-chemic formula.

Of or pertaining to stereotomy; performed by stereotomy.

Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle. [R.] Swift.

Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws. J. Le Conte.

Of or pertaining to synonyms, or synonymic; synonymous.

Of or pertaining to thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed in, thermochemistry.

Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes. -- Trag`-com"ic*al*ly, adv. Julian felt toward him that tragi-comic sensation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott.

An abscess cavity in the lungs.

Pertaining to zoöchemistry.