| BEACHCOMBINGS | • beachcombings n. Plural of beachcombing. • BEACHCOMBING n. wandering along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| BIOACCUMULATE | • bioaccumulate v. (Often of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time. • BIOACCUMULATE v. to accumulate in a biological system over time. |
| BIOCHEMICALLY | • biochemically adv. With reference to biochemistry. • BIOCHEMICAL adv. of or relating to biochemistry, also BIOCHEMIC. |
| BIOMECHANICAL | • biomechanical adj. Of or pertaining to biomechanics. • bio-mechanical adj. Alternative form of biomechanical. • bio-mechanical n. (Cycling) An injury. |
| 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. |
| CHECKERBLOOMS | • checkerblooms n. Plural of checkerbloom. • CHECKERBLOOM n. a Californian malvaceous plant with pink or purple flowers. |
| CHLORAMBUCILS | • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
| CLAVICEMBALOS | • CLAVICEMBALO n. (Italian) a harpsichord. |
| COMBINATORICS | • combinatorics n. (Mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy… • COMBINATORICS n. combinatorial mathematics. |
| COXCOMBICALLY | • coxcombically adv. (Obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb. • COXCOMBICAL adv. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMICAL. |
| INCOMMISCIBLE | • incommiscible adj. Not commiscible; not mixable. • INCOMMISCIBLE adj. unable to be mixed or intermingled. |
| MICROBALANCES | • microbalances n. Plural of microbalance. • MICROBALANCE n. a balance designed to measure very small weights. |
| MICROBIOLOGIC | • microbiologic adj. Synonym of microbiological. • MICROBIOLOGIC adj. relating to microbiology, also MICROBIOLOGICAL. |
| MOTORBICYCLES | • motorbicycles n. Plural of motorbicycle. • MOTORBICYCLE n. a bicycle driven by a motor, also MOTORBIKE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| MYCOBACTERIAL | • mycobacterial adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria. • MYCOBACTERIAL adj. relating to mycobacteria. |
| MYCOBACTERIUM | • mycobacterium n. (Bacteriology) Any of many rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Mycobacterium, that cause diseases… • Mycobacterium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – certain rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, that cause… • MYCOBACTERIUM n. any of a genus of bacteria that includes the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| OBMUTESCENCES | • OBMUTESCENCE n. the act of becoming or keeping silent or mute. |