| BACTERIUM | • bacterium n. (Microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles. • BACTERIUM n. a class of unicellular or filamentous microorganisms. |
| BETACISMS | • betacisms n. Plural of betacism. • BETACISM n. the pronunciation of the sound B as V. |
| BLASTEMIC | • blastemic adj. Relating to a blastema. • BLASTEMIC adj. of or like a blastema, the protoplasmic part of an ovum. |
| BOMBASTIC | • bombastic adj. (Of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms;… • bombastic adj. High-sounding but with little meaning. • bombastic adj. (Archaic) Inflated, overfilled. |
| BREGMATIC | • bregmatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma. • BREGMATIC adj. relating to the bregma, the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull, also BREGMATE. |
| BROMANTIC | • bromantic adj. (Informal) Of or relating to bromance. • BROMANTIC adj. characterising a close but not romantic or sexual relationship between two men. |
| CABINMATE | • cabinmate n. One who shares a cabin on board a ship. • CABINMATE n. one who shares a cabin. |
| CAMBISTRY | • cambistry n. The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc. • CAMBISTRY n. the science of financial exchange, also CAMBISM. |
| CEMBALIST | • cembalist n. (Historical) An orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble. • CEMBALIST n. a person who plays a cembalo. |
| CETUXIMAB | • cetuximab n. (Pharmacology) A chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor. • CETUXIMAB n. a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody, used in the treatment of various cancers. |
| COMBATING | • combating v. Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle of combat. • COMBAT v. to fight against. |
| COMBATIVE | • combative adj. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. • COMBATIVE adj. inclined to combat. |
| COMBINATE | • combinate n. The result of a combining of two or more components. • combinate adj. United; joined; betrothed. • COMBINATE adj. combined; betrothed. |
| CYMBALIST | • cymbalist n. A musician who plays the cymbals. • CYMBALIST n. one who plays the cymbals, also CYMBALEER, CYMBALER. |
| IMBRICATE | • imbricate adj. Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). • imbricate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To overlap in a regular pattern. • imbricate v. (Linguistics) To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication. |
| METABATIC | • metabatic adj. Relating to metabasis. • METABATIC adj. transitional. |
| METABOLIC | • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metabolism. • metabolic n. (Informal) A nutritional supplement. |
| SUBATOMIC | • subatomic adj. (Physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such… • subatomic adj. Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. • sub-atomic adj. Alternative spelling of subatomic. |