| 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. |
| ACERBITIES | • acerbities n. Plural of acerbity. • ACERBITY n. sourness. |
| AEROBICIST | • AEROBICIST n. one who practises aerobics. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BISCUITIER | • BISCUITY adj. like a biscuit in texture. |
| BITCHERIES | • bitcheries n. Plural of bitchery. • BITCHERY n. ill-tempered, malicious behaviour. |
| BRETTICING | • bretticing v. Present participle of brettice. • BRETTICE v. to provide with a brettice. |
| CEREBRITIS | • cerebritis n. (Medicine) inflammation of the cerebrum. • CEREBRITIS n. inflammation of the cerebrum. |
| 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. |
| IMBRICATED | • imbricated adj. Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |
| RIEBECKITE | • riebeckite n. (Mineralogy) A form of amphibole rich in sodium. • RIEBECKITE n. a monoclinic amphibole, a silicate of sodium and iron. |
| TENEBRIFIC | • tenebrific adj. Gloomy; obscure. • TENEBRIFIC adj. producing darkness; obscuring. |