| ABORTICIDE | • aborticide n. The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. • aborticide n. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient. • ABORTICIDE n. the killing of a fetus; abortion. |
| BACTERIOID | • bacterioid adj. (Rare) Resembling a bacterium. • BACTERIOID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTEROID. |
| BACTEROIDS | • bacteroids n. Plural of bacteroid. • BACTEROID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTERIOID. |
| BECROWDING | • becrowding v. Present participle of becrowd. • BECROWD v. to press closely together. |
| BICHLORIDE | • bichloride n. (Chemistry) A dichloride. • BICHLORIDE n. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group, also DICHLORIDE. |
| BICOLOURED | • bicoloured adj. Of two colours. • BICOLOURED adj. having two colours, also BICOLORED. |
| BROADPIECE | • broadpiece n. (Historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus. • BROADPIECE n. an old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus. |
| CARBOLISED | • carbolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of carbolise. • CARBOLISE v. to treat or disinfect with phenol, also CARBOLIZE. |
| CARBOLIZED | • carbolized v. Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize. • CARBOLIZE v. to treat or disinfect with phenol, also CARBOLISE. |
| CARBONISED | • carbonised adj. Alternative spelling of carbonized. • CARBONISE v. to turn into carbon, also CARBONIZE. |
| CARBONIZED | • carbonized v. Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize. • CARBONIZE v. to turn into carbon, also CARBONISE. |
| CONSCRIBED | • conscribed v. Simple past tense and past participle of conscribe. • CONSCRIBE v. to enroll; to enlist. |
| CORRODIBLE | • corrodible adj. Readily corroded. • CORRODIBLE adj. able to be corroded, also CORROSIBLE. |
| COUNTERBID | • counterbid n. (Business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party. • counterbid v. To make a counterbid. • COUNTERBID n. a bid made in opposition to another bid. |
| MICROBEADS | • microbeads n. Plural of microbead. • MICROBEAD n. a very small plastic particle, numbers of which are used as exfoliating agents in cosmetics. |
| OBDURACIES | • obduracies n. Plural of obduracy. • OBDURACY n. the quality of hardness of heart. |
| PROBENECID | • probenecid n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic sulfur-containing compound which promotes increased excretion of uric acid… • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |
| PRODUCIBLE | • producible adj. Able to be produced. • PRODUCIBLE adj. capable of being produced. |
| PROSCRIBED | • proscribed v. Simple past tense and past participle of proscribe. • PROSCRIBE v. to forbid, esp. by law. |
| RECOMBINED | • recombined v. Simple past tense and past participle of recombine. • recombined adj. Formed by recombination. • RECOMBINE v. to combine again. |