(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bagpipers
bagpipers
noun
plural of bagpiper
bagritski
balbriggans
balbriggans
noun
plural of balbriggan
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandspreading
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
baragouinish
barasingha
barasingha
noun
Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
barbarising
barbarising
verb
present participle of barbarise
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
bardings
bardings
noun
plural of barding
bargainers
bargainers
noun
plural of bargainer
bargains
bargains
noun
plural of bargain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bargain
bargainwise
bargersville
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
baronetising
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baryglossia
baserunning
baserunning
noun
(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
baserunnings
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basiglandular
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
bearbaitings
bearbaitings
noun
plural of bearbaiting
bearings
bearings
noun
plural of bearing
beaugregories
begarnish
beggaries
beggaries
noun
plural of beggary
beggarism
beggarism
noun
beggary
beggarliness
beggarliness
noun
(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
berascaling
berengarianism
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
bersagliere
bersagliere
noun
A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
bersaglieri
bersaglieri
noun
plural of bersagliere
besmearing
besmearing
verb
present participle of besmear
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bestraddling
bestraddling
verb
present participle of bestraddle
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bigarades
bigarades
noun
plural of bigarade
bigaroons
bigaroons
noun
plural of bigaroon
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
biobibliographies
biobibliographies
noun
plural of biobibliography
biodegradabilities
biodegradabilities
noun
plural of biodegradability
biodegradations
biodegradations
noun
plural of biodegradation
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biogeographers
biogeographers
noun
plural of biogeographer
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
bisagre
bisagre
noun
A small spiny cactus of Mexico and the southwest United States that is sometimes cut into slices and candied.
bistournage
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blairsburg
blastogranitic
blephariglottis
boanergism
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boardings
boardings
noun
plural of boarding
boardsailing
boardsailing
noun
windsurfing
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
bourignianism
bourignianist
brabagious
brachigerous
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)