| ABSTRACTIONAL | • abstractional adj. Pertaining to abstraction. • ABSTRACTIONAL adj. relating to abstraction. |
| ANAEROBICALLY | • anaerobically adv. In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes. • ANAEROBIC adv. living in the absence of free oxygen, also ANAEROBIOTIC. |
| ANTIBACTERIAL | • antibacterial adj. (Pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria. • antibacterial adj. (Archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria. • antibacterial n. (Pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria. |
| ARABICISATION | • ARABICISATION n. the act of arabicising, also ARABICIZATION. |
| ARABICIZATION | • Arabicization n. Act or process of making Arabic. • ARABICIZATION n. the act of arabicizing, also ARABICISATION. |
| ARACHNOPHOBIA | • arachnophobia n. An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids (especially spiders). • ARACHNOPHOBIA n. fear of spiders. |
| ARCHAEOBOTANY | • archaeobotany n. (Archaeology) Paleoethnobotany. • archæobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHAEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHEOBOTANY. |
| ASCERTAINABLE | • ascertainable adj. Able to be ascertained. • ASCERTAINABLE adj. capable of being ascertained. |
| ASCERTAINABLY | • ascertainably adv. In a way that can be ascertained. • ASCERTAINABLE adv. capable of being ascertained. |
| BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
| BANCASSURANCE | • bancassurance n. (Insurance) A banking and insurance structure in which insurance is sold through the bank or the bank’s… • BANCASSURANCE n. the provision of financial services spanning both banking and insurance. |
| CARBAMAZEPINE | • carbamazepine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug. • CARBAMAZEPINE n. an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy. |
| CELIBATARIANS | • celibatarians n. Plural of celibatarian. • CELIBATARIAN n. a person who lives in celibacy, advocating celibacy. |
| CHATEAUBRIAND | • chateaubriand n. A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin. • châteaubriand n. Alternative spelling of chateaubriand. • CHATEAUBRIAND n. a large tenderloin steak usually grilled or broiled and served with a sauce. |
| CYANOBACTERIA | • cyanobacteria n. Plural of cyanobacterium. • Cyanobacteria prop.n. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| SUBAPPEARANCE | • SUBAPPEARANCE n. a subsidiary or supporting appearance. |
| VOCABULARIANS | • vocabularians n. Plural of vocabularian. • VOCABULARIAN n. a person much, or too much, concerned with words. |