| BACCIFEROUS | • bacciferous adj. Producing berries. • BACCIFEROUS adj. bearing berries. |
| 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. |
| BIOELECTRIC | • bioelectric adj. Of or pertaining to bioelectricity. • BIOELECTRIC adj. of or relating to electric phenomena in living organisms, also BIOELECTRICAL. |
| BRECCIATION | • brecciation n. (Geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| CARBOREXICS | • carborexics n. Plural of carborexic. • CARBOREXIC n. a person who is regarded as being obsessed with reducing their carbon footprint. |
| CENTROBARIC | • centrobaric adj. Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. • CENTROBARIC adj. relating to the centre of gravity. |
| CIBACHROMES | • Cibachromes n. Plural of Cibachrome. • CIBACHROME n. a type of colour print made directly form a colour transparency. |
| CORBICULATE | • corbiculate adj. Having corbiculae. • corbiculate n. Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket). • CORBICULATE adj. like a small basket. |
| CORRECTIBLE | • correctible adj. Alternative form of correctable. • CORRECTIBLE adj. that can be corrected, also CORRECTABLE. |
| COXCOMBRIES | • coxcombries n. Plural of coxcombry. • COXCOMBRY n. the behaviour of a coxcomb. |
| CYBERPHOBIC | • cyberphobic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, cyberphobia. • CYBERPHOBIC adj. suffering from cyberphobia. |
| 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… |
| MICROBICIDE | • microbicide n. Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms. |
| MOBOCRACIES | • mobocracies n. Plural of mobocracy. • MOBOCRACY n. government by mobs or crowds. |
| 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. |
| RIBONUCLEIC | • ribonucleic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives. • RIBONUCLEIC adj. an acid derived from ribose. |
| SCROBICULES | • SCROBICULE n. a small pit or depression, as around the tubercles of a sea urchin. |
| SUBCORTICES | • subcortices n. Plural of subcortex. • SUBCORTEX n. a part of the cortex. |