| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| BACKSCATTERING | • backscattering n. (Physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source. • backscattering v. Present participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| BRONCHIECTASES | • bronchiectases n. Plural of bronchiectasis. • BRONCHIECTASIS n. a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles. |
| BRONCHIECTASIS | • bronchiectasis n. (Medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHIECTASIS n. a chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles. |
| 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. |
| CONTRADICTABLE | • contradictable adj. Capable of being contradicted. • CONTRADICTABLE adj. capable of being contradicted. |
| 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. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| 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. |
| CYANOBACTERIAL | • cyanobacterial adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the cyanobacteria. |
| CYANOBACTERIUM | • cyanobacterium n. (Biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once… • CYANOBACTERIUM n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYBERNETICALLY | • cybernetically adv. In a cybernetic manner. • CYBERNETICAL adv. relating to cybernetics, also CYBERNETIC. |
| CYBERNETICIANS | • cyberneticians n. Plural of cybernetician. • CYBERNETICIAN n. a specialist in cybernetics. |
| CYBERNETICISTS | • cyberneticists n. Plural of cyberneticist. • CYBERNETICIST n. a student of cybernetics. |
| CYCLOBARBITONE | • CYCLOBARBITONE n. a barbiturate drug used as a hypnotic and sedative. |
| SUBMETACENTRIC | • submetacentric adj. (Cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a… • submetacentric n. A submetacentric chromosome. • SUBMETACENTRIC n. a chromosome having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other. |
| UNBUREAUCRATIC | • unbureaucratic adj. Not bureaucratic; without bureaucracy. • UNBUREAUCRATIC adj. not bureaucratic. |