| ABRACHIA | • abrachia n. (Medicine) The congenital absence of both arms. • ABRACHIA n. a congenital lack of arms. |
| ALDICARB | • aldicarb n. A carbamate insecticide that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor. • ALDICARB n. a kind of pesticide. |
| ARABICAS | • arabicas n. Plural of arabica. • ARABICA n. (Latin) coffee produced from the shrub Coffea arabica, grown esp. in Brazil. |
| 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. |
| BACTERIA | • bacteria n. Plural of bacterium. • bacteria n. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium. • bacteria n. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium. |
| BARBARIC | • barbaric adj. Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth. • BARBARIC adj. uncivilized. |
| BARBICAN | • barbican n. A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town. • barbican n. A fortress at the end of a bridge. • barbican n. An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through… |
| 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. |
| BRAINIAC | • brainiac n. (Slang, sometimes derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person. • BRAINIAC n. a very intelligent person. |
| BRANCHIA | • branchia n. A gill or other organ having the same function. • BRANCHIA n. (Latin) a gill. |
| BRASSICA | • brassica n. Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes. • Brassica prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – cabbages and related plants. • BRASSICA n. (Latin) a plant of the turnip and cabbage genus. |
| 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. |
| CARABIDS | • carabids n. Plural of carabid. • CARABID n. a black carnivorous beetle. |
| CARABINE | • carabine v. (Transitive, nautical or rock climbing) To attach via carabiner. • carabine n. (Military) A carbine. • CARABINE n. a rifle with a relatively short barrel, also CARABIN, CARBINE. |
| CARABINS | • carabins n. Plural of carabin. • CARABIN n. a rifle with a relatively short barrel, also CARABINE, CARBINE. |
| CARBAMIC | • carbamic adj. Of or pertaining to carbamic acid or its derivatives. • CARBAMIC adj. pertaining to a type of acid. |
| CATBRIAR | • CATBRIAR n. a thorny shrub, also CATBRIER. |
| CINNABAR | • cinnabar n. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. • cinnabar n. A bright red colour tinted with orange. • cinnabar n. (Countable) A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings. |