| ACERBICALLY | • acerbically adv. Sourly; bitterly. • acerbically adv. In a sarcastic or cynical manner. • ACERBIC adv. bitter and sour, also ACERB. |
| BACCIFEROUS | • bacciferous adj. Producing berries. • BACCIFEROUS adj. bearing berries. |
| BACTERAEMIC | • bacteraemic adj. Alternative form of bacteremic. • BACTERAEMIC adj. containing, caused by, or pertaining to bacteraemia, also BACTEREMIC. |
| BACTERICIDE | • bactericide n. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless. • BACTERICIDE n. an agent that kills bacteria. |
| 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. |
| CARBOREXICS | • carborexics n. Plural of carborexic. • CARBOREXIC n. a person who is regarded as being obsessed with reducing their carbon footprint. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CIBACHROMES | • Cibachromes n. Plural of Cibachrome. • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| CORBICULATE | • corbiculate adj. Having corbiculae. • corbiculate n. Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket). • CORBICULATE adj. like a small basket. |
| CRUCIVERBAL | • cruciverbal adj. Relating to crossword puzzles. • CRUCIVERBAL adj. related to crosswords. |
| 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. |
| MARCESCIBLE | • MARCESCIBLE adj. tending to wither or fade. |
| MOBOCRACIES | • mobocracies n. Plural of mobocracy. • MOBOCRACY n. government by mobs or crowds. |
| PRACTICABLE | • practicable adj. Capable of being accomplished; feasible. • practicable adj. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy. • practicable adj. Available for use; accessible or employable. |
| TECTIBRANCH | • tectibranch n. (Zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |