| BAPTISIAS | • baptisias n. Plural of baptisia. • BAPTISIA n. a genus of North American leguminous plants. |
| BAPTISING | • baptising v. Present participle of baptise. • BAPTISE v. to administer baptism, also BAPTIZE. |
| BAPTIZING | • baptizing v. Present participle of baptize. • baptizing n. Baptism. • BAPTIZE v. to administer baptism, also BAPTISE. |
| BEPITYING | • bepitying v. Present participle of bepity. • BEPITY v. to pity greatly. |
| BICIPITAL | • bicipital adj. Of or pertaining to a biceps. • bicipital adj. (Of a muscle) Having two heads or points of origin. • BICIPITAL adj. having two heads or origins, as a muscle. |
| BIOPIRATE | • biopirate n. (Derogatory) One who engages in biopiracy. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| BIPARTITE | • bipartite adj. Having two parts. • bipartite adj. (Of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint. • bipartite adj. (Botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base. |
| BIPINNATE | • bipinnate adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate. • BIPINNATE adj. of a compound leaf, pinnately divided, with the leaflets themselves pinnate. |
| EPIBIOTIC | • epibiotic adj. Living on the surface of another organism. • EPIBIOTIC adj. relating to epibiosis, a relationship between two organisms where one grows on the other but is not parasitic. |
| IMPROBITY | • improbity n. A lack of probity, honesty or integrity. • IMPROBITY n. dishonesty. |
| PHLEBITIC | • phlebitic adj. Of or pertaining to phlebitis. • PHLEBITIC adj. relating to phlebitis, inflammation of a vein. |
| PHLEBITIS | • phlebitis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. • PHLEBITIS n. inflammation of a vein. |
| PREBIOTIC | • prebiotic n. (Chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial… • prebiotic adj. Before the advent of life. • prebiotic adj. (Of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial. |
| PROBIOTIC | • probiotic n. (Bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. • probiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation. • probiotic adj. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes. |
| PROBITIES | • probities n. Plural of probity. • PROBITY n. complete and confirmed integrity. |
| PROHIBITS | • prohibits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prohibit. • PROHIBIT v. to forbid with authority. |
| PUBLICIST | • publicist n. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker. • publicist n. A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics. • publicist n. (Now rare and archaic) A scholar, of public or international law. |
| PUBLICITY | • publicity n. Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something. • publicity n. Public interest attracted in this way. • publicity n. The condition of being the object of public attention. |