| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ANTISCORBUTICS | • antiscorbutics n. Plural of antiscorbutic. • ANTISCORBUTIC n. a drug preventive of scurvy. |
| ARACHNOPHOBICS | • arachnophobics n. Plural of arachnophobic. • ARACHNOPHOBIC n. one with a morbid fear of spiders. |
| ARCHBISHOPRICS | • archbishoprics n. Plural of archbishopric. • ARCHBISHOPRIC n. the see or province over which an archbishop exercises authority. |
| BACTERIOSTATIC | • bacteriostatic adj. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them. • BACTERIOSTATIC adj. of or like a bacteriostat, an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| 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. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIES | • bronchoscopies n. Plural of bronchoscopy (plural count noun sense denoting instances of the mass noun sense [i.e., countable… • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIST | • bronchoscopist n. One who carries out bronchoscopy. • BRONCHOSCOPIST n. one who uses a bronchoscope, an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| BRONCHOSPASTIC | • bronchospastic adj. Relating to, or causing, bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASTIC adj. relating to bronchospasm. |
| CANCEROPHOBIAS | • CANCEROPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCERPHOBIA. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
| CUCURBITACEOUS | • cucurbitaceous adj. Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc. • CUCURBITACEOUS adj. resembling a cucumber or a squash. |
| CYBERCHONDRIAS | • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| 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. |
| STROBOSCOPICAL | • stroboscopical adj. Synonym of stroboscopic. • STROBOSCOPICAL adj. of or like a stroboscope, an instrument for studying motion using flashes of light, also STROBOSCOPIC. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBMICROSCOPIC | • submicroscopic adj. Smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope. • SUBMICROSCOPIC adj. too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope. |