| BACTERIOCIN | • bacteriocin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria. • BACTERIOCIN n. an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria. |
| BARYCENTRIC | • barycentric adj. Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity. • BARYCENTRIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| BRECCIATING | • brecciating v. Present participle of brecciate. • BRECCIATE v. to break a rock down into angular fragments. |
| BRECCIATION | • brecciation n. (Geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| BUCCANIERED | • buccaniered v. Simple past tense and past participle of buccanier. • BUCCANIER v. to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, originally of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer, also BUCCANEER. |
| CENOBITICAL | • cenobitical adj. Alternative form of cenobitic. • CENOBITICAL adj. of or like a cenobite, also CENOBITIC, COENOBITIC. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CONCEIVABLE | • conceivable adj. Capable of being conceived or imagined. • CONCEIVABLE adj. that can be conceived of. |
| CONCEIVABLY | • conceivably adv. In a conceivable manner; possibly. • CONCEIVABLE adv. that can be conceived of. |
| CONCILIABLE | • conciliable adj. Capable of being conciliated or reconciled. • conciliable n. A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. • CONCILIABLE adj. (obsolete) that can be conciliated. |
| CONCUBINAGE | • concubinage n. The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married. • concubinage n. The state of being or keeping a concubine. • CONCUBINAGE n. the cohabitation of persons not legally married. |
| CONFISCABLE | • confiscable adj. That can be confiscated. • CONFISCABLE adj. capable of being confiscated, also CONFISCATABLE. |
| CONVICTABLE | • convictable adj. Capable of being convicted. • CONVICTABLE adj. that can be convicted, also CONVICTIBLE. |
| CUBICALNESS | • cubicalness n. The state or quality of being cubical. • CUBICALNESS n. the state of being cubical. |
| ECCALEOBION | • eccaleobion n. (Dated) A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. • ECCALEOBION n. (historical) a kind of incubator. |
| INCUMBRANCE | • incumbrance n. A burden; a thing that must be carried. • incumbrance n. (Law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage. • incumbrance n. (Law) One who is dependent on another. |
| TECTIBRANCH | • tectibranch n. (Zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |