Necrosis, especially that which occurs at the single cell level.
The temporary cessation of biological processes.
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
abiston
abjoint
abjoint
verb
(intransitive, botany, mycology) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.
(transitive, botany, mycology) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abolish
abolish
verb
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
abomasi
abomasi
noun
plural of abomasus
abomine
abomine
verb
(obsolete) To abominate.
abortin
abortin
noun
An extract manufactured from the bacterium Brucella abortus, and is used to study contagious abortions in cattle.
aboukir
aboukir
Proper noun
A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by defeated the French in the
aboulia
aboulia
noun
Alternative spelling of abulia
aboulic
aboulic
adj
Alternative form of abulic
abricot
abronia
abronia
noun
A plant of the genus Abronia.
abrosia
abrosia
noun
Abstinence from food.
Abstinence.
Wasting away as a result of abstinence from food.
abrotin
abusion
abusion
noun
(obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying.
(obsolete) Catachresis.
(obsolete) Misuse, abuse.
(obsolete) Physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse.
(obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour.
aerobia
aerobia
noun
aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
airboat
airboat
noun
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.
airborn
albinos
albinos
noun
plural of albino
albireo
albireo
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.
alebion
amaigbo
amboina
amboina
noun
Alternative form of amboyna
amboise
ambolic
ambroid
ambrosi
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
amoebic
amoebic
adj
(biology, pathology) Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
anobing
arecibo
aribold
asbolin
asbolin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrid oil obtained from wood soot.
baconic
badious
badious
adj
(formal) Chestnut-coloured.
badious:
bagnios
bagnios
noun
plural of bagnio
baguios
baguios
noun
plural of baguio
bailors
bailors
noun
plural of bailor
bailout
bailout
noun
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
baiocco
baiocco
noun
Alternative form of bajocco
bairoil
bajochi
bajoire
balitao
ballico
balliol
balochi
bambino
bambino
noun
A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. [from 18th c.]
bandido
bantoid
bantoid
Adjective
Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
barbion
barouni
barozzi
barrico
barrios
barrios
noun
plural of barrio
basilio
basions
basions
noun
plural of basion
bastion
bastion
noun
(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
(figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with a bastion.
baudoin
bedouin
bedouin
noun
A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.
begonia
begonia
noun
Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.
belloir
belonid
belonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Belonidae of needlefishes.
belzoni
belzoni
Proper noun
a city in Mississippi, USA, and the county seat of Humphreys County.
a place name and former settlement in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA.
bencion
bendigo
benioff
benison
benison
noun
(chiefly literary) A blessing; benediction.
benjoin
bennion
benoite
benzoic
benzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives.
Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.
benzoid
benzoid
adj
Misspelling of benzenoid.
benzoin
benzoin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde; any derivative of this compound.
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.
The spicebush, Lindera benzoin.
berlioz
berlioz
Proper noun
A surname, usually applying to French composer Hector Berlioz
beroida
bertoia
besonio
bevomit
bevomit
verb
(transitive) To vomit upon; vomit all over.
bewidow
bhotiya
bhowani
bibbons
bibcock
bibcock
noun
An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings.
bibelot
bibelot
noun
A bauble, knickknack or trinket.
A miniature book of an elegant design.
biberon
bibliog
bichord
bichord
adj
(music, of a musical instrument) Having two strings
noun
(music) A chord of two notes played at the same time.
bicolor
bicolor
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of bicolour
biconic
biconic
adj
Having the form of two cones
bicorne
bicorne
noun
Alternative form of bicorn (“two-cornered hat”)
bicrons
bicrons
noun
plural of bicron
bicyclo
bicyclo
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A radical having two rings (either fused, or having a common bridgehead atom)
bidcock
biduous
biduous
adj
Continuing for two days.
bifocal
bifocal
adj
(of a correcting lens) Divided into two parts, one of which corrects for distance vision and the other for near vision
(optics) Having two focal lengths
bifolia
bifolia
noun
plural of bifolium
biforin
bifront
bifront
adj
Having two fronts, faces or aspects.
bifrost
bifrost
Proper noun
The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard.
bigelow
bigfoot
bigfoot
verb
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
(transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
bigford
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bigoted
bigoted
adj
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
bigotry
bigotry
noun
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
bigotty
bigroot
bigroot
adj
Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by a large root.
noun
Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
bilboas
bilboes
bilboes
noun
An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
bilcock
bilcock
noun
The European water rail.
bilious
bilious
adj
(pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
Resembling bile, especially in color.
billion
billion
noun
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹; a milliard
(colloquial, hyperbolic) An unspecified very large number.
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,000^2): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 10¹²
billons
billons
noun
plural of billon
billows
billows
noun
plural of billow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billow
billowy
billowy
adj
Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
bilobed
bilobed
adj
Having two lobes.
biltong
biltong
noun
(South Africa, Zimbabwe) A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
bimboes
bimodal
bimodal
adj
(mathematics, of a distribution) Having two modes (local maxima)
Having two modes or forms
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
bimotor
bimotor
noun
A twin-engine aircraft.
binford
binford
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
binocle
binocle
noun
A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
binodal
binodal
adj
Having two nodes
binomen
binomen
noun
A name having two parts.
binotic
binotic
adj
Relating to both ears; binaural.
biocide
biocide
noun
Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
biodyne
biogens
biogens
noun
plural of biogen
biogeny
biogeny
noun
biogenesis
bioherm
bioherm
noun
(geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
(geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
biolite
biolith
biolith
noun
(petrology) A rock or other geological feature formed by living organisms.
biology
biology
noun
The living organisms of a particular region.
The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
The study of all life or living matter.
biomass
biomass
noun
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.
The total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
bionics
bionics
noun
The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
biomimetics
bionomy
bionomy
noun
physiology.
biontic
biontic
adj
(biology, rare) Relating to an individual organism.
(obsolete or nonstandard) Biological.
Misspelling of biotic.
biophor
biophor
noun
(obsolete, genetics) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity
biopsic
biopsic
adj
Relating to a biopsy.
bioptic
bioptic
adj
Related to biopsy
biorgan
biosome
biotaxy
biotaxy
noun
(biology, dated) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
biotech
biotech
noun
(countable) A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.
(uncountable) Biotechnology.
biotics
biotics
noun
(ethics) The promotion of enjoyment and the reduction of suffering.
plural of biotic
biotins
biotins
noun
plural of biotin
biotite
biotite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.