| ABORTICIDE | • aborticide n. The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. • aborticide n. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient. • ABORTICIDE n. the killing of a fetus; abortion. |
| ACERBITIES | • acerbities n. Plural of acerbity. • ACERBITY n. sourness. |
| AEROBICIST | • AEROBICIST n. one who practises aerobics. |
| AEROBIOTIC | • aerobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adj. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| BACITRACIN | • bacitracin n. (Pharmacology) A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis… • BACITRACIN n. an antibiotic used for treating bacterial skin infections. |
| BACTERIOID | • bacterioid adj. (Rare) Resembling a bacterium. • BACTERIOID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTEROID. |
| BARBITURIC | • barbituric adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to barbituric acid or its derivatives. • BARBITURIC adj. denoting an acid got from malonic acid and urea, a source of important sedatives. |
| BARIATRICS | • bariatrics n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with obesity and weight problems. • BARIATRICS n. the medical treatment of obesity. |
| 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. |
| CRIBRATION | • cribration n. The separation of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts by sifting. • CRIBRATION n. sifting. |
| CURABILITY | • curability n. The state of being curable. • CURABILITY n. the ability to be cured. |
| GABBROITIC | • GABBROITIC adj. of or like gabbro, also GABBROIC, GABBROID. |
| IMBRICATED | • imbricated adj. Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| MICROBIOTA | • microbiota n. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific… • Microbiota prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – an evergreen shrub from eastern Russia. • MICROBIOTA n. the smallest soil organisms collectively. |
| PARABIOTIC | • parabiotic adj. Relating to parabiosis. • PARABIOTIC adj. relating to parabiosis. |
| SCABRIDITY | • scabridity n. The quality of being scabrid. • SCABRIDITY n. (archaic) the state of being scabrid, scabrous. |
| STRABISMIC | • strabismic adj. Afflicted with, or pertaining to, strabismus. • strabismic n. A person who has strabismus. • STRABISMIC adj. of or like a strabismus, a squint, also STRABISMAL, STRABISMICAL. |
| TRIBRACHIC | • tribrachic adj. Composed of three short (or unstressed) syllables. • tribrachic adj. Relating to, or composed of tribrachs. • TRIBRACHIC adj. of or like a tribrach, also TRIBRACHIAL. |
| URBANISTIC | • urbanistic adj. Relating to an urbanist. • URBANISTIC adj. relating to the planning and development of towns. |