| BACCALAUREATES | • baccalaureates n. Plural of baccalaureate. • BACCALAUREATE n. a set of examinations intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education in any of several countries. |
| BACKHANDEDNESS | • backhandedness n. The quality of being backhanded. • back-handedness n. Alternative form of backhandedness. • BACKHANDEDNESS n. the state of being backhanded. |
| 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. |
| BACKSCRATCHERS | • backscratchers n. Plural of backscratcher. • back␣scratchers n. Plural of back scratcher. • BACKSCRATCHER n. a person who practises backscratching. |
| BACKSCRATCHING | • backscratching v. Present participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
| BACKWARDNESSES | • backwardnesses n. Plural of backwardness. • BACKWARDNESS n. the state of being backward. |
| BACTERICIDALLY | • bactericidally adv. In a bactericidal manner. • BACTERICIDAL adv. destroying bacteria. |
| BACTERIOLOGIES | • bacteriologies n. Plural of bacteriology. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BACTERIOLOGIST | • bacteriologist n. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology. • BACTERIOLOGIST n. one who studies bacteriology. |
| BACTERIOLYSINS | • bacteriolysins n. Plural of bacteriolysin. • BACTERIOLYSIN n. an antibody that destroys bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGES | • bacteriophages n. Plural of bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| BACTERIOSTASES | • bacteriostases n. Plural of bacteriostasis. • BACTERIOSTASIS n. the inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destruction. |
| BACTERIOSTASIS | • bacteriostasis n. (Biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without… • BACTERIOSTASIS n. the inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destruction. |
| 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. |
| BACTERIOTOXINS | • bacteriotoxins n. Plural of bacteriotoxin. • BACTERIOTOXIN n. a toxin of bacterial origin. |
| BACTERISATIONS | • BACTERISATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERIZATION. |
| BACTERIZATIONS | • bacterizations n. Plural of bacterization. • BACTERIZATION n. treatment with bacteria, also BACTERISATION. |