| AEROBATIC | • aerobatic adj. Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane. • AEROBATIC adj. relating to the art of performing stunts in the air. |
| BACTEROID | • bacteroid n. (Dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast. • bacteroid n. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides. • bacteroid n. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces. |
| BICORNATE | • bicornate adj. Alternative form of bicornuate. • BICORNATE adj. having two horns or hornlike parts, also BICORNUATE. |
| BIOMETRIC | • biometric adj. Of, pertaining to or using biometrics. • biometric adj. Of or pertaining to biometry. • BIOMETRIC adj. relating to biometry, the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena, also BIOMETRICAL. |
| BISECTORS | • bisectors n. Plural of bisector. • BISECTOR n. a line that divides into two parts. |
| BLOTCHIER | • blotchier adj. Comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy. • BLOTCHY adj. covered with blotches. |
| BORACITES | • boracites n. Plural of boracite. • BORACITE n. a compound of magnesium usually occurring as greyish-white cubic crystals. |
| CABRIOLET | • cabriolet n. An automobile with a retractable top. • cabriolet n. (Originally) A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse. • CABRIOLET n. (French) a kind of two-wheeled carriage. |
| COHABITER | • cohabiter n. One who cohabits; a cohabitant. • COHABITER n. one who cohabits, also COHABITOR. |
| CROSSBITE | • crossbite n. (Dentistry) An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position… • crossbite n. (Obsolete) A deception; a cheat. • crossbite v. (Obsolete, transitive) To deceive; to trick. |
| EMBRYOTIC | • embryotic adj. Embryonic. • EMBRYOTIC adj. of or pertaining to an embryo. |
| FIBROCYTE | • fibrocyte n. An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
| ICEBOATER | • iceboater n. Someone who travels by iceboat. • ICEBOATER n. one who travels by iceboat. |
| MICROTUBE | • microtube n. A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers. • MICROTUBE n. a minute tube. |
| OBSTETRIC | • obstetric adj. Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy). • OBSTETRIC adj. relating to the care of women during pregnancy, also OBSTETRICAL. |
| PREBIOTIC | • prebiotic n. (Chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial… • prebiotic adj. Before the advent of life. • prebiotic adj. (Of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial. |