| ABAPICAL | • abapical adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex. • ABAPICAL adj. directed away from the apex. |
| ALDICARB | • aldicarb n. A carbamate insecticide that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor. • ALDICARB n. a kind of pesticide. |
| AMICABLE | • amicable adj. Showing friendliness or goodwill. • AMICABLE adj. friendly. |
| AMICABLY | • amicably adv. Friendly; in an amicable manner. • amicably adv. Characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations. • amicably adv. Out-of-court. |
| ANABOLIC | • anabolic adj. Of or relating to anabolism. • anabolic n. An anabolic steroid. • ANABOLIC adj. pertaining to a process of food being built up into protoplasm. |
| BACILLAR | • bacillar adj. (Biology) Shaped like a rod or staff. • bacillar adj. (Biology) Relating to a bacillus. • BACILLAR adj. of the shape or nature of a bacillus, rodlike, also BACILLARY. |
| BALLADIC | • balladic adj. (Music) Characteristic of a ballad. • BALLADIC adj. relating to a ballad. |
| BALSAMIC | • balsamic adj. Producing balsam. • balsamic adj. Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative. • balsamic adj. Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant. |
| BASALTIC | • basaltic adj. Of or pertaining to basalt. • BASALTIC adj. relating to basalt. |
| BASILICA | • basilica n. (Architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex… • basilica n. A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope… • basilica n. (Obsolete) An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held… |
| BICAUDAL | • bicaudal adj. (Zoology) Having two tails. • BICAUDAL adj. having two tails. |
| BIFACIAL | • bifacial adj. Having two faces or opposing surfaces. • bifacial adj. (Archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges. • BIFACIAL adj. having two faces. |
| BIRACIAL | • biracial adj. Of or pertaining to two races. • biracial adj. Having parents of two races. • biracial n. A person belonging to two races. |
| BRACHIAL | • brachial adj. Pertaining or belonging to the arm. • brachial adj. Of the nature of an arm. • brachial n. (Zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod’s shell. |
| BRACIOLA | • braciola n. A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil. • BRACIOLA n. (Italian) a thin slice of meat, also BRACIOLE. |
| CABALISM | • cabalism n. The study of the Jewish Kaballah. • cabalism n. The activities of a cabal; secret plotting. • CABALISM n. (Hebrew) a sect based on cabala, also KABALISM, KABBALISM, QABALISM, CABBALISM. |
| CABALIST | • cabalist n. A member of a cabal. • cabalist n. A person skilled in esoteric matters. • cabalist n. A student of the Jewish Kaballah. |
| CABRILLA | • cabrilla n. Epinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific. • cabrilla n. Any of various edible fishes of Serranus and related genera, inhabiting the Mediterranean, the coast… • CABRILLA n. (Spanish) a name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus. |
| CANNIBAL | • cannibal n. An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh. • CANNIBAL adj. practising cannibalism. • CANNIBAL n. one who eats his own kind. |
| TAILBACK | • tailback n. (UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. • tailback n. (American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation. • TAILBACK n. a member of a football formation. |