| SORBIC | • sorbic adj. Of, or relating to the rowan tree (the sorb). • sorbic adj. (Chemistry) Of, or derived from sorbic acid. • SORBIC adj. as in sorbic acid, an acid obtained from the rowanberry, used in food preservation. |
| ASCORBIC | • ascorbic adj. Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives. • ASCORBIC adj. antiscorbutic, relieving scurvy, as in ascorbic acid. |
| CORBICULA | • corbicula n. (Entomology) A bee’s pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae are located on… • corbicula n. Plural of corbiculum. • Corbicula prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyrenidae – certain basket clams. |
| ORBICULAR | • orbicular adj. Circular or spherical in shape; round. • ORBICULAR adj. spherical. |
| CORBICULAE | • corbiculae n. Plural of corbicula. • CORBICULA n. (Latin) the pollen basket of bees, consisting of the dilated posterior tibia with its fringe of long hairs. |
| ERYTHORBIC | • ERYTHORBIC adj. as in erythorbic acid, a diastereoisomer of ascorbic acid. |
| ORBICULATE | • orbiculate adj. Spherical or circular; orbicular. • orbiculate n. That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular. • ORBICULATE adj. having the shape of a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular, also ORBICULATED. |
| CORBICULATE | • corbiculate adj. Having corbiculae. • corbiculate n. Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket). • CORBICULATE adj. like a small basket. |
| ORBICULARES | • orbiculares n. Plural of orbicularis. • ORBICULARIS n. a muscle surrounding an opening. |
| ORBICULARIS | • orbicularis n. (Anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening. • ORBICULARIS n. a muscle surrounding an opening. |
| ORBICULARLY | • orbicularly adv. In an orbicular fashion. • ORBICULAR adv. spherical. |
| ORBICULATED | • orbiculated adj. Alternative form of orbiculate. • ORBICULATED adj. having the shape of a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular, also ORBICULATE. |
| MOTORBICYCLE | • motorbicycle n. (Dated) A motorcycle. • MOTORBICYCLE n. a bicycle driven by a motor, also MOTORBIKE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| ORBICULARITY | • orbicularity n. The quality of being orbicular. • ORBICULARITY n. the state of being orbicular. |
| SUBORBICULAR | • suborbicular adj. Almost orbicular. • SUBORBICULAR adj. almost orbicular, nearly circular. |
| MOTORBICYCLES | • motorbicycles n. Plural of motorbicycle. • MOTORBICYCLE n. a bicycle driven by a motor, also MOTORBIKE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| ORBICULARITIES | • ORBICULARITY n. the state of being orbicular. |