| ANTIBACCHIUS | • antibacchius n. (Poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. • ANTIBACCHIUS n. (Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one. |
| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BEWITCHINGLY | • bewitchingly adv. In a bewitching manner. • BEWITCHING adv. BEWITCH, to affect by witchcraft. |
| BIOSYNTHETIC | • biosynthetic adj. (Biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis. • BIOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to biosynthesis. |
| BIOTECHNICAL | • biotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to biotechnology. • BIOTECHNICAL adj. of or relating to biotechnology. |
| BIRDWATCHING | • birdwatching n. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. • birdwatching n. (Slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches. • bird␣watching n. Alternative spelling of birdwatching. |
| BITCHINESSES | • bitchinesses n. Plural of bitchiness. • BITCHINESS n. the state of being bitchy. |
| BRACHIATIONS | • brachiations n. Plural of brachiation. • BRACHIATION n. the act of swinging by one's arms from place to place. |
| BRONCHITISES | • bronchitises n. Plural of bronchitis. • BRONCHITIS n. inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them. |
| COHABITATION | • cohabitation n. An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists… • cohabitation n. The act of living together. • cohabitation n. A place where two or more individuals reside together. |
| DIBRANCHIATE | • dibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having two gills. • dibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dibranchiata. • DIBRANCHIATE adj. having two gills. |
| HAPLOBIONTIC | • haplobiontic adj. (Biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in… • HAPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a haplobiont, an organism living in a salt environment. |
| INCHARITABLE | • incharitable adj. Obsolete form of uncharitable. • INCHARITABLE adj. lacking charity, also UNCHARITABLE. |
| INHABITANCES | • inhabitances n. Plural of inhabitance. • INHABITANCE n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCY. |