| ABYSSOPELAGIC | • abyssopelagic adj. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone. • ABYSSOPELAGIC adj. pertaining to the deepest regions of the ocean. |
| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKPEDALLING | • backpedalling v. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) present participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACTERIOPHAGE | • bacteriophage n. (Microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGES | • bacteriophages n. Plural of bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIES | • BACTERIOPHAGY n. the eating of bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGOUS | • bacteriophagous adj. Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium. • BACTERIOPHAGOUS adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGIC. |
| BACTERIOPHAGY | • bacteriophagy n. The feeding on bacteria. • BACTERIOPHAGY n. the eating of bacteria. |
| BATHYPELAGIC | • bathypelagic adj. (Oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep. • BATHYPELAGIC adj. found in the depths of the sea, down to 4000 metres below sea level. |
| BIOGEOGRAPHICAL | • biogeographical adj. Of or pertaining to biogeography. • BIOGEOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to biogeography, also BIOGEOGRAPHIC. |
| BRACHYGRAPHIES | • brachygraphies n. Plural of brachygraphy. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| CARPETBAGGERIES | • CARPETBAGGERY n. the actions of a carpetbagger. |
| CARPETBAGGING | • carpetbagging v. Present participle of carpetbag. • CARPETBAGGING n. the act of engaging in political chicanery. |
| CARPETBAGGINGS | • CARPETBAGGING n. the act of engaging in political chicanery. |
| PALAEOBIOLOGIC | • palaeobiologic adj. Of or pertaining to palaeobiology. • PALAEOBIOLOGIC adj. related to palaeobiology. |
| PALEOBIOLOGICAL | • paleobiological adj. Of or pertaining to paleobiology. • PALEOBIOLOGICAL adj. relating to paleobiology, also PALEOBIOLOGIC. |
| PAPERBACKING | • paperbacking v. Present participle of paperback. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PLUMBAGINACEOUS | • plumbaginaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Plumbaginaceae. • PLUMBAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, leadworts. |
| PREFABRICATING | • prefabricating v. Present participle of prefabricate. • PREFABRICATE v. to make standardized parts of beforehand, for assembling later. |