| BACKCOUNTRY | • backcountry n. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks. • back␣country n. Alternative form of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
| 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. |
| BESCORCHING | • bescorching v. Present participle of bescorch. • BESCORCH v. to scorch thoroughly. |
| BRECCIATION | • brecciation n. (Geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| BROCCOLINIS | • BROCCOLINI n. (tradename) a cultivated variety of cabbage. |
| BRONCHITICS | • bronchitics n. Plural of bronchitic. • BRONCHITIC n. one suffering from bronchitis. |
| BUCCINATORS | • buccinators n. Plural of buccinator. • BUCCINATOR n. a flat cheek muscle used in chewing and blowing. |
| BUCCINATORY | • buccinatory adj. Relating to the buccinator muscle. • BUCCINATORY adj. of or like a buccinator, a muscle of the cheek. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CONCUBINARY | • concubinary adj. Of or pertaining to a concubine. • concubinary n. The state of being a concubine. • CONCUBINARY adj. relating to a concubine. |
| CONSCRIBING | • conscribing v. Present participle of conscribe. • CONSCRIBE v. to enroll; to enlist. |
| CORNERBACKS | • cornerbacks n. Plural of cornerback. • CORNERBACK n. a position in American football. |
| CRAMBOCLINK | • crambo-clink n. (Scotland, archaic) Bad poetry; doggerel. • CRAMBOCLINK n. (Scots) rhyming doggerel. |
| INCOERCIBLE | • incoercible adj. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced. • incoercible adj. (Physics, of a gas) Not capable of being reduced to liquid form by pressure. • incoercible adj. (Physics, archaic) That cannot be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases… |
| NECROBIOTIC | • necrobiotic adj. Relating to necrobiosis. • NECROBIOTIC adj. relating to necrobiosis. |
| NECROPHOBIC | • necrophobic adj. Relating to necrophobia. • NECROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of corpses. |
| OBSCURANTIC | • obscurantic adj. Employing obscurantism. • OBSCURANTIC adj. deliberately obscure. |
| RIBONUCLEIC | • ribonucleic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives. • RIBONUCLEIC adj. an acid derived from ribose. |
| SNOBBOCRACY | • snobbocracy n. Alternative form of snobocracy. • SNOBBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| SUBCONTRACT | • subcontract v. (Transitive, intransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. • subcontract n. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn. • SUBCONTRACT n. a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party. |