| ABORTIFACIENT | • abortifacient adj. (Pharmacology) Producing miscarriage. • abortifacient n. (Pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion. • ABORTIFACIENT n. a drug used to induce an abortion. |
| ACINETOBACTER | • acinetobacter n. Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter. • Acinetobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria which… • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ANTIBACTERIAL | • antibacterial adj. (Pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria. • antibacterial adj. (Archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria. • antibacterial n. (Pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria. |
| BACTERIOTOXIN | • bacteriotoxin n. Any toxin produced by a bacterium. • bacteriotoxin n. Any material that is toxic to bacteria. • BACTERIOTOXIN n. a toxin of bacterial origin. |
| BACTERISATION | • BACTERISATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERIZATION. |
| BACTERIZATION | • bacterization n. The act or process of bacterizing. • BACTERIZATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERISATION. |
| BETACAROTENES | • BETACAROTENE n. a nutrient found in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables. |
| CONSTRUCTABLE | • constructable adj. Alternative form of constructible. • CONSTRUCTABLE adj. capable of being constructed, also CONSTRUCTIBLE. |
| CONSTRUCTIBLE | • constructible adj. Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on. • constructible adj. Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed. • constructible adj. (Of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge. |
| CONTRIBUTABLE | • contributable adj. Capable of being contributed. • CONTRIBUTABLE adj. able to be contributed. |
| COUNTERBLASTS | • counterblasts n. Plural of counterblast. • COUNTERBLAST n. a defiant pronouncement or denunciation. |
| CYBERNETICIST | • cyberneticist n. Someone who studies cybernetics. • CYBERNETICIST n. a student of cybernetics. |
| NITROBACTERIA | • nitrobacteria n. Plural of nitrobacterium. • NITROBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that convert ammonium compounds into nitrites, and esp. those that convert nitrites into nitrates. |
| OBSTETRICIANS | • obstetricians n. Plural of obstetrician. • OBSTETRICIAN n. one who specialises in the care of women during pregnancy. |
| SCATTERBRAINS | • scatterbrains n. Plural of scatterbrain. • scatterbrains n. A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person. • SCATTERBRAIN n. a giddy heedless person. |
| SUBCONTRACTED | • subcontracted v. Simple past tense and past participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACT v. to enter into a subcontract. |
| TRACTABLENESS | • tractableness n. The state of being tractable; tractability. • TRACTABLENESS n. the state of being tractable, also TRACTABILITY. |
| TUBERCULATION | • tuberculation n. The formation of tubercules. • TUBERCULATION n. the formation of tubercles. |
| UNOBSTRUCTIVE | • unobstructive adj. Not obstructive. • UNOBSTRUCTIVE adj. not obstructive. |