| 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. |
| CEREBROID | • cerebroid adj. Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain. • CEREBROID adj. like the cerebrum. |
| CHANCROID | • chancroid n. (Pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized… • chancroid n. A sore characteristic of this infection. • CHANCROID n. a type of venereal sore. |
| CHOLEROID | • choleroid adj. Like cholera; choleriform. • CHOLEROID adj. like cholera. |
| CHONDROID | • chondroid adj. Resembling cartilage. • chondroid n. (Surgery) A "stone" formed of pus present in guttural pouches. • CHONDROID adj. like or resembling cartilage. |
| ECHIUROID | • echiuroid n. A worm of the order Echiuroidea. • ECHIUROID n. any of a taxon of marine worms. |
| ERYTHROID | • erythroid adj. Having a red colour; reddish. • erythroid adj. Of or pertaining to the erythrocytes, especially to their development. • erythroid n. Synonym of normoblast. |
| EUTHYROID | • euthyroid adj. Having normal thyroid function. • euthyroid n. A person with a normally functioning thyroid. • EUTHYROID n. someone with normal thyroid function. |
| HYSTEROID | • hysteroid adj. (Psychiatry) Similar to hysteria. • hysteroid adj. (Mycology) Having a uterine shape. • hysteroid n. (Psychiatry) A person with a condition similar to hysteria. |
| MACRUROID | • macruroid adj. (Zoology) Like or relating to the Macrura. • MACRUROID adj. belonging to the crustacean division including lobsters, prawns. |
| METEOROID | • meteoroid n. (Astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces… • METEOROID n. a meteor that has not reached the earth's atmosphere. |
| OPHIUROID | • ophiuroid n. An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar. • OPHIUROID n. a member of the Ophiura genus of brittle-stars or sand-stars, also OPHIURA, OPHIURAN, OPHIURID. |
| SANGFROID | • sangfroid n. Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation. • sang-froid n. Alternative spelling of sangfroid. • sang␣froid n. Alternative spelling of sang-froid. |
| SCOMBROID | • scombroid adj. Pertaining to mackerel. • scombroid n. (Countable) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type. • scombroid n. (Uncountable) A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish. |