| ACINETOBACTER | • acinetobacter n. Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter. • Acinetobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria which… • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ACROBATICALLY | • acrobatically adv. In an acrobatic manner. • ACROBATIC adv. like an acrobat, agile. |
| BACCALAUREATE | • baccalaureate n. A bachelor’s degree. • baccalaureate n. A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova… • baccalaureate n. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class. |
| BACKSCATTERED | • backscattered v. Past participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTER v. to scatter in this way. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKSCRATCHER | • backscratcher n. A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed… • back␣scratcher n. Alternative spelling of backscratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
| BACKSCRATCHES | • backscratches n. Plural of backscratch. • backscratches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| BACKTRACKINGS | • backtrackings n. Plural of backtracking. • BACKTRACKING n. the act of backtracking. |
| BACTERIOCIDAL | • bacteriocidal adj. Alternative form of bactericidal. |
| BLACKCURRANTS | • blackcurrants n. Plural of blackcurrant. • black-currants n. Plural of black-currant. • black␣currants n. Plural of black currant. |
| BRACHYDACTYLY | • brachydactyly n. (Pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes. • BRACHYDACTYLY n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes. |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | • campylobacter n. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning. • Campylobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Campylobacteraceae – the campylobacter bacteria. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| CYANOBACTERIA | • cyanobacteria n. Plural of cyanobacterium. • Cyanobacteria prop.n. The only photosynthetic prokaryotes able to produce oxygen. • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYBERATTACKER | • cyberattacker n. (Internet) The perpetrator of a cyberattack. |
| IMPRACTICABLE | • impracticable adj. Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice. • impracticable adj. (Of a passage or road) impassable. • impracticable adj. (Obsolete, of a person or thing) unmanageable. |
| IMPRACTICABLY | • impracticably adv. In an impracticable way. • IMPRACTICABLE adv. not practicable. |
| MYCOBACTERIAL | • mycobacterial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria. • MYCOBACTERIAL adj. relating to mycobacteria. |
| SCRATCHBOARDS | • scratchboards n. Plural of scratchboard. • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| UNPRACTICABLE | • unpracticable adj. Not practicable. • UNPRACTICABLE adj. not practicable. |