| ABIOTROPHIC | • abiotrophic adj. (Medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ… • ABIOTROPHIC adj. relating to abiotrophy, bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| ABORTICIDES | • aborticides n. Plural of aborticide. • ABORTICIDE n. the killing of a fetus; abortion. |
| ABSTRICTION | • abstriction n. (Biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore… • ABSTRICTION n. the act of abstricting. |
| AEROBICISTS | • AEROBICIST n. one who practises aerobics. |
| BACTERIOCIN | • bacteriocin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria. • BACTERIOCIN n. an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria. |
| BACTERIOIDS | • BACTERIOID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTEROID. |
| BACTERIOSIS | • bacteriosis n. (Pathology, botany) Any infection by bacteria. • BACTERIOSIS n. any bacterial plant disease. |
| BIFURCATION | • bifurcation n. (Biology) A division into two branches. • bifurcation n. (By extension) Any place where one thing divides into two. • bifurcation n. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. |
| BIOMETRICAL | • biometrical adj. Of or pertaining to biometrics. • biometrical adj. Of or pertaining to biometry. • BIOMETRICAL adj. relating to biometry, the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena, also BIOMETRIC. |
| BRACHIATION | • brachiation n. (Zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next. • BRACHIATION n. the act of swinging by one's arms from place to place. |
| BRECCIATION | • brecciation n. (Geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| CALIBRATION | • calibration n. The act of calibrating something. • CALIBRATION n. the act of calibrating. |
| CRIBRATIONS | • cribrations n. Plural of cribration. • CRIBRATION n. sifting. |
| FABRICATION | • fabrication n. (Uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture. • fabrication n. (Countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood. • fabrication n. (Cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery. |
| IMBRICATION | • imbrication n. A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. • imbrication n. (Medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery. • imbrication n. (Geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap. |
| LUBRICATION | • lubrication n. The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce… • LUBRICATION n. the act of lubricating. |
| MACROBIOTIC | • macrobiotic adj. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or… • macrobiotic adj. Long-lived. • MACROBIOTIC adj. promoting longevity. |
| MICROBIOTAS | • microbiotas n. Plural of microbiota. • MICROBIOTA n. the smallest soil organisms collectively. |
| RUBRICATION | • rubrication n. A form of calligraphy, in medieval manuscripts, in which added text was coloured in red. • RUBRICATION n. the act of rubricating. |
| SAPROBIOTIC | • saprobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis. • SAPROBIOTIC adj. feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. |