| ACCOUNTABILITY | • accountability n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation;… • accountability n. An open determination of one’s responsibility for something and imposition of consequences. • accountability n. Good-faith acceptance of one’s responsibility for something and of its consequences. |
| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ACTINOBACILLUS | • actinobacillus n. Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus. • Actinobacillus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pasteurellaceae – several Gram-negative bacteria, some of which are pathogens. • ACTINOBACILLUS n. a bacillus of the genus of bacteria Actinobacillus. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| BACTERIOSTATIC | • bacteriostatic adj. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them. • BACTERIOSTATIC adj. of or like a bacteriostat, an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| BATRACHOPHOBIC | • BATRACHOPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of frogs and toads. |
| BIOACCUMULATED | • bioaccumulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of bioaccumulate. • BIOACCUMULATE v. to accumulate in a biological system over time. |
| BIOACCUMULATES | • bioaccumulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bioaccumulate. • BIOACCUMULATE v. to accumulate in a biological system over time. |
| BIOACOUSTICIAN | • bioacoustician n. (Biology) An expert in bioacoustics. |
| CAMPYLOBACTERS | • campylobacters n. Plural of campylobacter. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| CONTRADICTABLE | • contradictable adj. Capable of being contradicted. • CONTRADICTABLE adj. capable of being contradicted. |
| CORYNEBACTERIA | • corynebacteria n. Plural of corynebacterium. • CORYNEBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that causes e.g. diphtheria. |
| COUNTERBALANCE | • counterbalance n. (Literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. • counterbalance n. (Figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one. • counterbalance v. (Transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight. |
| CYANOBACTERIAL | • cyanobacterial adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the cyanobacteria. |
| CYANOBACTERIUM | • cyanobacterium n. (Biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once… • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| DITHIOCARBAMIC | • DITHIOCARBAMIC adj. as in dithiocarbamic acid. |
| HYPERCATABOLIC | • hypercatabolic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypercatabolism. |
| NONACCOUNTABLE | • nonaccountable adj. Not accountable. • NONACCOUNTABLE adj. not accountable. |
| TOBACCANALIANS | • tobaccanalians n. Plural of tobaccanalian. • TOBACCANALIAN n. (facetious) a smoker. |
| TRICHOBACTERIA | • TRICHOBACTERIA n. filamentous bacteria. |