| BACTERIOCINS | • bacteriocins n. Plural of bacteriocin. • BACTERIOCIN n. an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria. |
| BIOACOUSTICS | • bioacoustics n. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms… • BIOACOUSTICS n. a branch of science concerned with the production of sound by and its effects on living organisms. |
| BLASTOCOELIC | • blastocoelic adj. Relating to a blastocoel. • BLASTOCOELIC adj. of or like a blastocoel. |
| BRECCIATIONS | • brecciations n. Plural of brecciation. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| CACTOBLASTES | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| CACTOBLASTIS | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| COLLECTABLES | • collectables n. Plural of collectable. • COLLECTABLE n. something worth collecting, also COLLECTIBLE. |
| CONCUBITANTS | • CONCUBITANT n. someone of a suitable age for marriage. |
| CONTABESCENT | • contabescent adj. Wasting away gradually. • CONTABESCENT adj. wasting away; atrophied. |
| MACROBIOTICS | • macrobiotics n. The art of prolonging life. • MACROBIOTICS n. the art or science of prolonging life; a cult partly concerned with diet, foods regarded as pure being vegetable substances grown and prepared without chemicals or processing. |
| OCTOSYLLABIC | • octosyllabic adj. Containing eight syllables. • OCTOSYLLABIC adj. consisting of eight syllables. • OCTOSYLLABIC n. an octosyllabic line. |
| SALTIMBOCCAS | • saltimboccas n. Plural of saltimbocca. • SALTIMBOCCA n. (Italian) an Italian dish of rolled slices of meat and ham, with cheese and herbs. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SCROBICULATE | • scrobiculate adj. (Botany) Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted. • SCROBICULATE adj. marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits, also SCROBICULATED. |
| SUBCONTRACTS | • subcontracts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACT n. a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party. |
| SUBOCCIPITAL | • suboccipital adj. (Anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput. • suboccipital n. (Anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles. • SUBOCCIPITAL adj. below the occiput. |
| TOBACCONISTS | • tobacconists n. Plural of tobacconist. • tobacconist's n. A shop that sells tobacco products. • tobacconists' n. Plural of tobacconist’s. |