| AZOTOBACTERS | • AZOTOBACTER n. a nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
| BACTERAEMIAS | • bacteraemias n. Plural of bacteraemia. • BACTERAEMIA n. the presence of bacteria in the blood, also BACTEREMIA. |
| BACTERICIDAL | • bactericidal adj. That kills bacteria. • bactericidal adj. Of or pertaining to a bactericide. • bactericidal n. A bactericide. |
| BACTERICIDES | • bactericides n. Plural of bactericide. • BACTERICIDE n. an agent that kills bacteria. |
| BACTERIOCIDE | • bacteriocide n. Alternative form of bactericide. |
| BACTERIOCINS | • bacteriocins n. Plural of bacteriocin. • BACTERIOCIN n. an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria. |
| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BACTERIOSTAT | • bacteriostat n. A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis. • BACTERIOSTAT n. an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| BACTERIURIAS | • bacteriurias n. Plural of bacteriuria. • BACTERIURIA n. the presence of bacteria in the urine, also BACTERURIA. |
| CHARACTERFUL | • characterful adj. Full of character. • CHARACTERFUL adj. full of character. |
| CHARACTERIES | • characteries n. Plural of charactery. • CHARACTERY n. writing; a system of symbols or letters used to express thoughts. |
| CHARACTERING | • charactering v. Present participle of character. • CHARACTER v. (archaic) to engrave, inscribe. |
| CHARACTERISE | • characterise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of characterize. • CHARACTERISE v. to give a character to, also CHARACTERIZE. |
| CHARACTERISM | • characterism n. A distinction of character; a characteristic. • CHARACTERISM n. a characteristic. |
| CHARACTERIZE | • characterize v. (Transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative). • characterize v. (Transitive) To be typical of. • characterize v. (Transitive) To determine the characteristics of. |
| CLIMACTERICS | • climacterics n. Plural of climacteric. • CLIMACTERIC n. a supposedly critical stage in human life, esp. occurring at ages that are multiples of seven years. |
| MYCOBACTERIA | • mycobacteria n. Plural of mycobacterium. • MYCOBACTERIUM n. any of a genus of bacteria that includes the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| NONBACTERIAL | • nonbacterial adj. Not bacterial. • NONBACTERIAL adj. not bacterial. |
| NONCHARACTER | • noncharacter n. (Computing) That which is not a character (unit of text). • noncharacter n. That which is not a character, as in literature. • NONCHARACTER n. one who is not a character. |
| PHYLACTERIES | • phylacteries n. Plural of phylactery. • PHYLACTERY n. a small leather box containing scriptural extracts worn by Jews at prayer. |