| 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. |
| 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. |
| BACKSCRATCHING | • backscratching v. Present participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CYBERNETICIANS | • cyberneticians n. Plural of cybernetician. • CYBERNETICIAN n. a specialist in cybernetics. |
| CYBERNETICISTS | • cyberneticists n. Plural of cyberneticist. • CYBERNETICIST n. a student of cybernetics. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBCONTRACTORS | • subcontractors n. Plural of subcontractor. • SUBCONTRACTOR n. an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract. |
| 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. |