| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BATTOLOGICAL | • battological adj. Exhibiting or relating to battology. • BATTOLOGICAL adj. pertaining to battology, unnecessarily repetitive writing or speaking. |
| BIOECOLOGIST | • bioecologist n. One who studies bioecology. • BIOECOLOGIST n. a specialist in bioecology. |
| BIOGENETICAL | • biogenetical adj. Biogenetic. • BIOGENETICAL adj. pertaining to biogenesis, the theory that all life is derived from living matter alone, also BIOGENETIC. |
| BLACKTOPPING | • blacktopping v. Present participle of blacktop. • black-topping v. Present participle of black-top. • black␣topping v. Present participle of black top. |
| BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLOWTORCHING | • blowtorching v. Present participle of blowtorch. • BLOWTORCH v. to apply a blowtorch to. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| BOOTLICKINGS | • bootlickings n. Plural of bootlicking. • BOOTLICKING n. the act of toadying. |
| CATABOLISING | • catabolising v. Present participle of catabolise. • CATABOLISE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIZE. |
| CATABOLIZING | • catabolizing v. Present participle of catabolize. • CATABOLIZE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLISE. |
| CONGLOBATING | • conglobating v. Present participle of conglobate. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| CONGLOBATION | • conglobation n. Formation into a ball, globe or rounded mass. • CONGLOBATION n. the act of conglobating. |
| CONGLOBULATE | • conglobulate v. (Rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass. • CONGLOBULATE v. to form into a ball. |
| GEOBOTANICAL | • geobotanical adj. Relating to geobotany. • GEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to geobotany, the geographical study of plant distribution, also GEOBOTANIC. |
| OUTBALANCING | • outbalancing v. Present participle of outbalance. • OUTBALANCE v. to outweigh; to exceed in weight or effect. |
| TRIBOLOGICAL | • tribological adj. Of or pertaining to tribology. • TRIBOLOGICAL adj. relating to tribology. |