| BACITRACINS | • bacitracins n. Plural of bacitracin. • BACITRACIN n. an antibiotic used for treating bacterial skin infections. |
| 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. |
| BUCCINATORS | • buccinators n. Plural of buccinator. • BUCCINATOR n. a flat cheek muscle used in chewing and blowing. |
| BUCCINATORY | • buccinatory adj. Relating to the buccinator muscle. • BUCCINATORY adj. of or like a buccinator, a muscle of the cheek. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CONCUBINARY | • concubinary adj. Of or pertaining to a concubine. • concubinary n. The state of being a concubine. • CONCUBINARY adj. relating to a concubine. |
| CRACKBRAINS | • crackbrains n. Plural of crackbrain. • CRACKBRAIN n. a crazy person. |
| CRAMBOCLINK | • crambo-clink n. (Scotland, archaic) Bad poetry; doggerel. • CRAMBOCLINK n. (Scots) rhyming doggerel. |
| 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. |
| OBSCURANTIC | • obscurantic adj. Employing obscurantism. • OBSCURANTIC adj. deliberately obscure. |
| TECTIBRANCH | • tectibranch n. (Zoology) One of the order Tectibranchiata. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |