| ABSTRICTED | • abstricted adj. Separated by abstriction. • abstricted v. Simple past tense and past participle of abstrict. • ABSTRICT v. to set free spores etc. by constriction of the stalk. |
| ACTABILITY | • actability n. The condition of being actable. • ACTABILITY n. the ability to be acted. |
| ANTIBIOTIC | • antibiotic n. (Pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms… • antibiotic adj. (Pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics. • antibiotic adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist. |
| BACKBITTEN | • backbitten v. Past participle of backbite. • back-bitten v. Past participle of back-bite. • BACKBITE v. to speak ill of. |
| BACKFITTED | • backfitted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backfit. • BACKFIT v. to modify later. |
| BACKSTITCH | • backstitch n. (Sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles… • backstitch v. To sew with a backstitch. • BACKSTITCH n. a stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. |
| BAITCASTER | • baitcaster n. (Fishing) A baitcasting reel. |
| BATHOLITIC | • batholitic adj. Of or relating to batholite. • BATHOLITIC adj. of or like a batholite, a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth. |
| BATHYLITIC | • BATHYLITIC adj. like a bathylite, a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth. |
| BIOSTATICS | • biostatics n. (Biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies. • BIOSTATICS n. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function. |
| BRATTICING | • bratticing v. Present participle of brattice. • bratticing n. The material used for forming brattices. • BRATTICING n. work in the form of brattices; cresting or ornamental work along a ridge. |
| BUSTICATED | • busticated v. Simple past tense and past participle of busticate. • BUSTICATE v. (colloquial) to break. |
| BUSTICATES | • busticates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busticate. • BUSTICATE v. (colloquial) to break. |
| CATABOLITE | • catabolite n. (Biochemistry) Any substance produced during catabolism. • CATABOLITE n. a product of catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures. |
| COBALTITES | • cobaltites n. Plural of cobaltite. • COBALTITE n. a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt, also COBALTINE. |
| COHABITANT | • cohabitant n. A person who cohabits with another. • COHABITANT n. one who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. |
| COMBATTING | • combatting v. Present participle of combat. • COMBAT v. to fight against. |
| CUTABILITY | • cutability n. Alternative form of cuttability. • CUTABILITY n. the proportion of lean saleable meat yielded by a carcase. |
| PICKETBOAT | • picketboat n. Alternative form of picket boat. • picket␣boat n. A small naval craft used for harbor patrol and other close inshore work. • PICKETBOAT n. a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| TETRABASIC | • tetrabasic adj. (Chemistry, of an acid) containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms. • tetrabasic adj. (Chemistry, of a salt) having four atoms of a univalent metal. • TETRABASIC adj. of acids, having four replaceable hydrogen atoms. |