| BACTERIOSES | • bacterioses n. Plural of bacteriosis. • BACTERIOSIS n. any bacterial plant disease. |
| BERYLLIOSES | • beryllioses n. Plural of berylliosis. • BERYLLIOSIS n. beryllium poisoning. |
| BIOSECURITY | • biosecurity n. The protection of plants and animals against harm from disease or from human exploitation. • biosecurity n. The protection of humans against bioweapons, or from the accidental release of biohazards. |
| CELLOBIOSES | • cellobioses n. Plural of cellobiose. • CELLOBIOSE n. a disaccharide obtained by hydrolysis of cellulose, also CELLOSE. |
| COCCIDIOSES | • coccidioses n. Plural of coccidiosis. • COCCIDIOSIS n. infestation with or disease caused by coccidia. |
| GNOTOBIOSES | • GNOTOBIOSIS n. the rearing of organisms in a germfree environment. |
| GRANDIOSELY | • grandiosely adv. In a grandiose manner. • GRANDIOSE adv. imposing; bombastic. |
| LISTERIOSES | • listerioses n. Plural of listeriosis. • LISTERIOSIS n. the disease caused by listeria. |
| NECROBIOSES | • necrobioses n. Plural of necrobiosis. • NECROBIOSIS n. the natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue. |
| RELIGIOSELY | • RELIGIOSE adv. morbidly or sentimentally religious. |
| SOCIOSEXUAL | • sociosexual adj. Of or pertaining to sexual behaviour as it relates to society. • SOCIOSEXUAL adj. of or relating to the interpersonal aspects of sexuality. |
| SYNOECIOSES | • SYNOECIOSIS n. the rhetorical figure of coupling opposites. |
| YERSINIOSES | • yersinioses n. Plural of yersiniosis. • YERSINIOSIS n. an acute infection of the small intestine. |