| ABAXILE | • abaxile adj. Alternative form of abaxial. • ABAXILE adj. facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf, also ABAXIAL. |
| ABELIAN | • abelian adj. (Mathematics) Of an algebraic structure, having a commutative defining operation. • abelian adj. (Mathematics) Of a binary function, commutative. • Abelian adj. (Mathematics, group theory, dated) Alternative letter-case form of abelian. |
| ABELIAS | • abelias n. Plural of abelia. • ABELIA n. any of several hardy evergreen shrubs of the honeysuckle family, native to eastern Asia, having pink or white flowers. |
| AEROBIA | • aerobia n. Aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes. • AEROBIUM n. (Latin) an organism that requires free oxygen, also AEROBE. |
| AIRBASE | • airbase n. Alternative spelling of air base. • air␣base n. (Military) A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel. • AIRBASE n. a centre for controlling aircraft. |
| AKEBIAS | • akebias n. Plural of akebia. • AKEBIA n. (Japanese) a climbing shrub. |
| AMABILE | • AMABILE adj. (Italian) of wines. |
| AMIABLE | • amiable adj. Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious. • amiable adj. Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like. • AMIABLE adj. (French) having a pleasant disposition. |
| ARABISE | • Arabise v. Alternative spelling of Arabize. • ARABISE v. to adopt Arab customs, also ARABIZE. |
| ARABIZE | • Arabize v. (Transitive) To make Arab; to give Arab traits to. • ARABIZE v. to adopt Arab customs, also ARABISE. |
| BABESIA | • babesia n. (Microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes… • Babesia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Babesiidae – protozoan parasites, carried by ticks, that infect… • BABESIA n. a parasite causing cattle fever. |
| BRAAIED | • braaied v. Simple past tense and past participle of braai. • BRAAI v. (South African) to grill or roast meat over open coals. |
| DIABASE | • diabase n. (Geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. • DIABASE n. an igneous rock, an altered diorite or basalt. |
| IKEBANA | • ikebana n. The Japanese art of flower arrangement. • ikebana n. An arrangement of flowers in this style. • IKEBANA n. (Japanese) the art of formal flower arrangement. |
| LABIATE | • labiate adj. Having lips or liplike parts. • labiate adj. (Botany, of flowers such as the snapdragon) Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts. • labiate adj. (Botany) of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae). |