| ANTIBACTERIAL | • antibacterial adj. (Pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria. • antibacterial adj. (Archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria. • antibacterial n. (Pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria. |
| ANTIBALLISTIC | • antiballistic adj. (Military, of a missile, or system) designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight. • ANTIBALLISTIC adj. of a missile, etc., designed to destroy a ballistic missile. |
| CANNIBALISING | • cannibalising v. Present participle of cannibalise. • CANNIBALISE v. to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine, also CANNIBALIZE. |
| CANNIBALISTIC | • cannibalistic adj. Tending toward cannibalism. • CANNIBALISTIC adj. relating to cannibalism. |
| CANNIBALIZING | • cannibalizing v. Present participle of cannibalize. • CANNIBALIZE v. to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine, also CANNIBALISE. |
| CELIBATARIANS | • celibatarians n. Plural of celibatarian. • CELIBATARIAN n. a person who lives in celibacy, advocating celibacy. |
| DETRIBALISING | • detribalising v. Present participle of detribalise. • DETRIBALISE v. to cause to lose tribal identity, also DETRIBALIZE. |
| DETRIBALIZING | • detribalizing v. Present participle of detribalize. • DETRIBALIZE v. to cause to lose tribal identity, also DETRIBALISE. |
| EQUIBALANCING | • equibalancing v. Present participle of equibalance. • EQUIBALANCE v. to balance equally. |
| INDESCRIBABLE | • indescribable adj. Impossible (or very difficult) to describe. • indescribable adj. Exceeding all description. • INDESCRIBABLE adj. that cannot be described. |
| INDESCRIBABLY | • indescribably adv. In an indescribable manner. • INDESCRIBABLE adv. that cannot be described. |
| MULTIBARRELED | • multibarreled adj. Having more than one barrel. • MULTIBARRELED adj. of a gun, having many barrels, also MULTIBARRELLED. |
| SEMIBASEMENTS | • SEMIBASEMENT n. a basement partly above ground, as in a house built on a slope. |
| TRANSCRIBABLE | • transcribable adj. Able to be transcribed. • TRANSCRIBABLE adj. that can be transcribed. |
| UNDESCRIBABLE | • undescribable adj. Alternative form of indescribable. • UNDESCRIBABLE adj. not describable. |