| 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. |
| AEROBICISE | • aerobicise v. (British spelling, uncommon) Alternative spelling of aerobicize. • AEROBICISE v. to make aerobic, also AEROBICIZE. |
| AEROBICIST | • AEROBICIST n. one who practises aerobics. |
| AEROBICIZE | • aerobicize v. (Intransitive) To perform aerobics. • AEROBICIZE v. to make aerobic, also AEROBICISE. |
| AEROBIOTIC | • aerobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adj. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BIOCENTRIC | • biocentric adj. Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism. |
| BIOMETRICS | • biometrics n. The automated measurement of biological data. • biometrics n. The automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioural and biological characteristics. • BIOMETRICS n. the study of biological measurement. |
| BIOSPHERIC | • biospheric adj. Of or relating to the biosphere or to biospherics. • BIOSPHERIC adj. relating to the biosphere, the plant and animal life on the earth. |
| CORRIGIBLE | • corrigible adj. Able to be corrected or set right. • corrigible adj. (Obsolete) Submissive to correction. • corrigible adj. (Obsolete) Deserving chastisement. |
| FIBREOPTIC | • fibreoptic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre-optic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre␣optic adj. Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre. |
| MICROBIOME | • microbiome n. (Genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota. • microbiome n. (Biology) A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut. • MICROBIOME n. the microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, which inhabit the human body in a symbiotic relationship. |
| MICROFIBER | • microfiber n. (American spelling) Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber. • MICROFIBER n. a cloth of tightly woven synthetic fibre, also MICROFIBRE. |
| MICROFIBRE | • microfibre n. (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Alternative spelling of microfiber. • MICROFIBRE n. a cloth of tightly woven synthetic fibre, also MICROFIBER. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |