autodidactic | (adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact | - |
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autoinjector | (noun) a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid | - |
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bacteremia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteriaemia, bacteriemia |
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bacteremic | (adjective) of or relating to or having bacteremia | - |
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bacteria | (noun) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | Synonyms: bacterium |
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bacteriacide | (noun) any chemical agent that destroys bacteria | Synonyms: bactericide |
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bacteriaemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriemia |
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bacterial | (adjective) relating to or caused by bacteria | - |
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bacterially | (adverb) by bacteria | - |
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bactericidal | (adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | Synonyms: disinfectant, germicidal |
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bactericide | (noun) any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | Synonyms: antibacterial, antibacterial drug |
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(noun) any chemical agent that destroys bacteria | Synonyms: bacteriacide |
bacteriemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriaemia |
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bacteriochlorophyll | (noun) a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants | - |
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bacterioid | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioidal, bacteroid, bacteroidal |
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bacterioidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacteroid, bacteroidal |
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bacteriologic | (adjective) of or relating to bacteriology | Synonyms: bacteriological |
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bacteriological | (adjective) of or relating to bacteriology | Synonyms: bacteriologic |
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bacteriologist | (noun) a biologist who studies bacteria | - |
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bacteriology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease | - |
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bacteriolysis | (noun) dissolution or destruction of bacteria | - |
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bacteriolytic | (adjective) of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis | - |
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bacteriophage | (noun) a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria | Synonyms: phage |
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bacteriophagic | (adjective) of or relating to bacteriophages | Synonyms: bacteriophagous |
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bacteriophagous | (adjective) of or relating to bacteriophages | Synonyms: bacteriophagic |
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bacteriostasis | (noun) inhibition of the growth of bacteria | - |
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bacteriostat | (noun) a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth | - |
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bacteriostatic | (adjective) of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis | - |
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bacterise | (verb) subject to the action of bacteria | Synonyms: bacterize |
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bacterium | (noun) (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | Synonyms: bacteria |
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bacterize | (verb) subject to the action of bacteria | Synonyms: bacterise |
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bacteroid | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroidal |
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(noun) a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) | - |
bacteroidal | (adjective) resembling bacteria | Synonyms: bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteroid |
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benedict | (noun) a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) | Synonyms: benedick |
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benedictine | (noun) a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks | - |
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benediction | (noun) the act of praying for divine protection | Synonyms: blessing |
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(noun) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection | Synonyms: blessing |
benedictive | (adjective) expressing benediction | Synonyms: benedictory |
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benedictory | (adjective) expressing benediction | Synonyms: benedictive |
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benefact | (verb) help as a benefactor | - |
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benefaction | (noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will | Synonyms: benevolence |
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(noun) a contribution of money or assistance | - |
benefactor | (noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | Synonyms: helper |
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benefactress | (noun) a woman benefactor | - |
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bespectacled | (adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | Synonyms: monocled, spectacled |
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bidirectional | (adjective) reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions | - |
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bioelectricity | (noun) electric phenomena in animals or plants | - |
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bisect | (verb) cut in half or cut in two | - |
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bisection | (noun) dividing into two equal parts | - |
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bisectional | (adjective) of or relating to bisection | - |
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brachydactylia | (noun) abnormal shortness of fingers and toes | Synonyms: brachydactyly |
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brachydactylic | (adjective) having abnormally short finger or toes | Synonyms: brachydactylous |
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brachydactylous | (adjective) having abnormally short finger or toes | Synonyms: brachydactylic |
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brachydactyly | (noun) abnormal shortness of fingers and toes | Synonyms: brachydactylia |
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bract | (noun) a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence | - |
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bracteal | (adjective) pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract | - |
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bracteate | (adjective) having bracts | Synonyms: bracted |
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bracted | (adjective) having bracts | Synonyms: bracteate |
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bracteolate | (adjective) having bracteoles | - |
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bracteole | (noun) a small bract | Synonyms: bractlet |
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bractlet | (noun) a small bract | Synonyms: bracteole |
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byproduct | (noun) a product made during the manufacture of something else | Synonyms: by-product, spin-off |
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(noun) a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | Synonyms: by-product |
cachectic | (adjective) relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia | - |
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cactus | (noun) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
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calefaction | (noun) the property of being warming | Synonyms: incalescence |
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calefactive | (adjective) serving to heat | Synonyms: calefactory |
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calefactory | (adjective) serving to heat | Synonyms: calefactive |
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callosectomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosotomy |
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catalectic | (adjective) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot | - |
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(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot | - |
cataphract | (noun) armor that protects the wearer's whole body | Synonyms: body armor, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour |
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cataract | (noun) a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | - |
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(noun) an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye | - |
cathect | (verb) inject with libidinal energy | - |
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cathectic | (adjective) of or relating to cathexis | - |
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chaenactis | (noun) any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers | - |
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character | (noun) (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes | - |
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(noun) the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions | Synonyms: fiber, fibre |
(noun) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | Synonyms: lineament, quality |
(noun) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | Synonyms: part, persona, role, theatrical role |
(noun) a written symbol that is used to represent speech | Synonyms: graph, grapheme, graphic symbol |
(noun) a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | Synonyms: character reference, reference |
(noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: case, eccentric, type |
(noun) an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) | Synonyms: fictional character, fictitious character |
(noun) good repute | - |
(verb) engrave or inscribe characters on | - |
characterisation | (noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
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(noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | Synonyms: characterization |
characterise | (verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of | Synonyms: characterize, qualify |
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(verb) be characteristic of | Synonyms: characterize |
characteristic | (adjective) typical or distinctive | - |
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(noun) a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something | - |
(noun) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions | Synonyms: device characteristic |
(noun) a prominent attribute or aspect of something | Synonyms: feature |
(noun) the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 | - |
characteristically | (adverb) in characteristic manner | - |
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characteristicness | (noun) The quality or state of being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. | - |
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characterization | (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: enactment, personation, portrayal |
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(noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterisation, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
(noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | Synonyms: characterisation |
characterize | (verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of | Synonyms: characterise, qualify |
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(verb) be characteristic of | Synonyms: characterise |
characterless | (adjective) lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting | Synonyms: nondescript |
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chemoattractant | (noun) a substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells. | - |
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chiropractic | (noun) a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure | - |
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chiropractor | (noun) a therapist who practices chiropractic | - |
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cholecystectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) | - |
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chylifactive | (adjective) producing or converting into chyle | Synonyms: chylifactory, chylific |
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chylifactory | (adjective) producing or converting into chyle | Synonyms: chylifactive, chylific |
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cincture | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth |
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circumduction | (noun) a circular movement of a limb or eye | - |
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circumspect | (adjective) heedful of potential consequences | Synonyms: discreet |
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circumspection | (noun) the trait of being circumspect and prudent | Synonyms: caution |
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(noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | Synonyms: discreetness, discretion, prudence |
circumspectly | (adverb) in a cagey manner | Synonyms: cagily |
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climacteric | (noun) the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | Synonyms: change of life, menopause |
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(noun) a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause | - |
climactic | (adjective) consisting of or causing a climax | - |
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clinodactyly | (noun) a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned | - |
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clitoridectomy | (noun) excision of the clitoris | Synonyms: female circumcision |
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coact | (verb) act together, as of organisms | - |
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coaction | (noun) act of working jointly | Synonyms: collaboration |
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coarctate | (adjective) (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case | - |
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coarctation | (noun) (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta | - |
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(noun) tight or narrow compression | Synonyms: constriction |
cofactor | (noun) a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result | - |
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