| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| BIOELECTRICITY | • bioelectricity n. (Biology, physics) Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve. • BIOELECTRICITY n. electric phenomena in living organisms. |
| BRONCHIECTASES | • bronchiectases n. Plural of bronchiectasis. • BRONCHIECTASIS n. a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles. |
| BUTTERSCOTCHES | • butterscotches n. Plural of butterscotch. • BUTTERSCOTCH n. a candy made from brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and water. |
| CONCELEBRATING | • concelebrating v. Present participle of concelebrate. • CONCELEBRATE v. to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others. |
| CONCELEBRATION | • concelebration n. The act of concelebrating (in any sense). • CONCELEBRATION n. celebration of Eucharist by two or more ministers. |
| CORYNEBACTERIA | • corynebacteria n. Plural of corynebacterium. • CORYNEBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that causes e.g. diphtheria. |
| COUNTERBALANCE | • counterbalance n. (Literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. • counterbalance n. (Figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one. • counterbalance v. (Transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight. |
| COUNTERSUBJECT | • countersubject n. (Music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music. • COUNTERSUBJECT n. a second theme by the first voice (esp. in a fugue) when accompanying the second voice performing the main subject. |
| CRANIOCEREBRAL | • craniocerebral adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain. • CRANIOCEREBRAL adj. involving both cranium and brain. |
| IRRECONCILABLE | • irreconcilable adj. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising. • irreconcilable adj. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory. • irreconcilable n. Something that cannot be reconciled. |
| KNICKERBOCKERS | • knickerbockers n. Men’s or boys’ baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century. • Knickerbockers n. (Archaic or historical) plural of Knickerbocker; New Yorkers, particularly descendants of its original Dutch settlers. • Knickerbockers n. (Basketball, uncommon) The formal name of the New York Knicks, a team in the National Basketball Association. |
| MICROCELEBRITY | • microcelebrity n. (Uncountable) Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area. • microcelebrity n. (Countable) A celebrity whose fame is on a small scale or in a specific area. • micro-celebrity n. Alternative form of microcelebrity. |
| NONRECYCLABLES | • nonrecyclables n. Plural of nonrecyclable. • NONRECYCLABLE n. something not recyclable. |
| UNRECONCILABLE | • unreconcilable adj. Irreconcilable. • unreconcilable n. A person or thing that cannot be reconciled. • UNRECONCILABLE adj. not reconcilable. |