(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
beglerbeglic
beglerbeglic
noun
The territory under the jurisdiction of a beglerbeg.
beglerbegluc
belligerence
belligerence
noun
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
belligerency
belligerency
noun
Alternative form of belligerence
berlichingen
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackleggery
bleachground
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
brachylogies
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
carbogelatin
carriageable
carriageable
adj
Capable of being conveyed in carriages.
Passable by carriages.
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
charbroiling
charbroiling
verb
present participle of charbroil
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childersburg
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
elucubrating
elucubrating
verb
present participle of elucubrate
gabrielrache
goldbrickers
goldbrickers
noun
plural of goldbricker
goldbricking
goldbricking
verb
present participle of goldbrick
granoblastic
granoblastic
adj
(geology) Containing equidimensional grains of metamorphic rock formed by recrystallization
gravicembali
gravicembalo
gravicembalo
noun
(music) An early form of piano derived from the harpsichord
gubernacular
gubernacular
adj
Relating to the gubernaculum.
gubernaculum
gubernaculum
noun
(biology) (rare) A trailing flagellum in certain protists used for steering.
(dentistry) (more fully gubernaculum dentis) A cord or sheath of connective tissue that connects the sac of an unerupted permanent tooth with the surface of the gum.
(embryology) Either of a pair of folds of peritoneum which connects the caudal end of the fetal testis with the bottom of the scrotum in a male fetus, and by failing to elongate in proportion to the rest of the fetus causes the descent of the testis into the scrotum; or an analogous cord of connective tissue attached to the ovary in a female fetus, which is the precursor of the round and ovarian ligaments.
(zoology) The reproductive tract of an invertebrate, or part of it; especially the section containing the gonophores (in a hydrozoan); a sclerotized structure in the cloaca (in a nematode).
incorrigible
incorrigible
adj
(archaic) Incurable.
Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
Determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.
Impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
Incurably depraved; not reformable.
Unmanageable.
noun
An incorrigibly bad individual.
incorrigibly
incorrigibly
adv
In an incorrigible manner.
lawrenceburg
lawrenceburg
Proper noun
a city in Indiana, USA
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
microbiology
microbiology
noun
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.
microgilbert
nightclubber
nightclubber
noun
One who visits a nightclub
nonalgebraic
nonalgebraic
adj
Not algebraic.
ombrological
prealgebraic
prealgebraic
adj
(education) Before the study of algebra.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a prealgebra.
prebalancing
rechargeable
rechargeable
adj
Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged from mains electricity via a charger.