(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacteriostasis
bacteriostasis
noun
(biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
bacteriostatic
bacteriostatic
adj
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
balaenicipites
balanoglossida
balanopsidales
ballistophobia
balneotechnics
baloskionaceae
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
balsamiticness
balsamodendron
barbariousness
barbariousness
noun
(nonstandard) The state or quality of being barbarious.
bareheadedness
bareheadedness
noun
the quality of being bareheaded
barytosulphate
basiarachnitis
basibranchiate
basidiogenetic
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiosporous
basilosauridae
basimesostasis
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basommatophora
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
batrachoplasty
bdellostomidae
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beggiatoaceous
believableness
believableness
noun
The state or quality of being believable; believability.
belostomatidae
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benefactresses
benefactresses
noun
plural of benefactress
beneficialness
beneficialness
noun
The state or quality of being beneficial.
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
berengarianism
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bigamistically
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bilateralistic
bilateralities
bilateralities
noun
plural of bilaterality
binationalisms
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biomathematics
biomathematics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes
biosystematics
biosystematics
noun
(biology, taxonomy) taxonomy based upon statistical data of the evolution of organisms
biosystematist
biosystematist
noun
One who works with biosystematics.
bipartisanship
bipartisanship
noun
In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
bismarckianism
bituminisation
bituminisation
noun
Alternative form of bituminization
blandiloquious
blastodermatic
blastogranitic
blastomycetous
blastophthoria
blastophthoria
noun
Degeneration of the germ cells as a result of poisoning by syphilis, lead, alcohol, opium, etc.
blastophthoric
blearyeyedness
blepharelcosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoncosis
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.