| BACTERIOPHAGE | • bacteriophage n. (Microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGY | • bacteriophagy n. The feeding on bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGY n. the eating of bacteria. |
| BRACHYTHERAPY | • brachytherapy n. Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically… • BRACHYTHERAPY n. a medical procedure used in the treatment of prostate cancer. |
| 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. |
| CARPETBAGGERS | • carpetbaggers n. Plural of carpetbagger. • carpet␣baggers n. Plural of carpet bagger. • CARPETBAGGER n. an opportunistic outsider, especially a political candidate who contests an election in an area while having little connection to it. |
| CARPETBAGGERY | • carpetbaggery n. (Derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous… • CARPETBAGGERY n. the actions of a carpetbagger. |
| CARPETBAGGING | • carpetbagging v. Present participle of carpetbag. • CARPETBAGGING n. the act of engaging in political chicanery. |
| COMPARABILITY | • comparability n. The quality of being comparable. • COMPARABILITY n. the state of being comparable. |
| 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. |
| PARASYMBIOTIC | • parasymbiotic adj. Exhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis. • PARASYMBIOTIC adj. relating to parasymbiosis. |
| PARTICLEBOARD | • particleboard n. Alternative spelling of particle board. • particle-board n. Alternative spelling of particle board. • particle␣board n. (US, Canada) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by… |
| POLYCARBONATE | • polycarbonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible… • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
| PREFABRICATED | • prefabricated adj. Manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site. • prefabricated adj. Invented in advance. • prefabricated v. Simple past tense and past participle of prefabricate. |
| PREFABRICATES | • prefabricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefabricate. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |
| PREFABRICATOR | • prefabricator n. One who prefabricates. • PREFABRICATOR n. one who prefabricates. |
| PROBLEMATICAL | • problematical adj. Doubtful or disputed. • problematical adj. Dubious or ambiguous. • PROBLEMATICAL adj. causing problems, also PROBLEMATIC. |
| UNPRACTICABLE | • unpracticable adj. Not practicable. • UNPRACTICABLE adj. not practicable. |