| ACROBATISM | • acrobatism n. (Dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats. • ACROBATISM n. the art of the acrobat. |
| BACULIFORM | • baculiform adj. Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped. • BACULIFORM adj. rod-shaped. |
| BAROMETRIC | • barometric adj. Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure. • barometric adj. Made or done with a barometer. • BAROMETRIC adj. as measured by a barometer, also BAROMETRICAL. |
| BICHROMATE | • bichromate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate. • BICHROMATE n. a salt of dichromic acid. |
| CARBONIUMS | • carboniums n. Plural of carbonium. • CARBONIUM n. a type of positively charged organic ion. |
| CHORIAMBIC | • choriambic adj. Of or relating to a choriamb. • choriambic n. A choriamb. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| CHORIAMBUS | • choriambus n. (Poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the… • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
| CIBACHROME | • Cibachrome n. A reproduction of a film transparency on photopaper, made using a dye-destruction positive-to-positive… • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| COLUMBARIA | • columbaria n. Plural of columbarium. • COLUMBARIUM n. (Latin) a vault with niches for storing urns; a dovecote or pigeon house. |
| IMBROCCATA | • imbroccata n. (Obsolete) A hit or thrust. • IMBROCCATA n. (Italian) a downward pass or thrust in fencing. |
| MACROBIOTA | • macrobiota n. (Biology) The macroscopic flora and fauna of a region. • MACROBIOTA n. the larger organisms in the soil collectively. |
| MACROBIOTE | • macrobiote n. (Rare) One who lives for a long time. • MACROBIOTE n. a long-lived organism. |
| MICROBEADS | • microbeads n. Plural of microbead. • MICROBEAD n. a very small plastic particle, numbers of which are used as exfoliating agents in cosmetics. |
| MICROBEAMS | • microbeams n. Plural of microbeam. • MICROBEAM n. a beam of radiation of small cross-section. |
| 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. |
| MOBOCRATIC | • mobocratic adj. Of or pertaining to mobocracy. • MOBOCRATIC adj. relating to mobocracy, government by mobs or crowds, also MOBOCRATICAL. |
| PROCAMBIAL | • procambial adj. Relating to a procambium. • PROCAMBIAL adj. relating to procambium, the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PROCAMBIUM | • procambium n. (Botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem. • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |