(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacterious
bacteriurias
bacteriurias
noun
plural of bacteriuria
baculiferous
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
balaneutics
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balsamaceous
balsameaceous
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
bangiaceous
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
barbecues
barbecues
noun
plural of barbecue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbecue
barleducs
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
bascule
bascule
noun
(firearms) The portion of a breech-loading firearm that pivots open in order to allow access to the chamber.
A counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
bascules
bascules
noun
plural of bascule
basecourt
basecourt
noun
Alternative form of base court
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batidaceous
batrachospermum
beaumarchais
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
because
because
adv
(archaic) For the reason (that).
(by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
On account (of), for sake (of).
conj
(obsolete) So that, in order that.
As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
prep
(colloquial, Internet slang) On account of, because of.
bechuanas
beggiatoaceous
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
benacus
bennettitaceous
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
besauce
betacismus
betulaceous
betulaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Betulaceae.
bibaciousness
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
biscuitmaker
biscutate
biscutate
adj
Having two shields or bucklers (or objects with such a shape)
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bisulcated
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
blastomycetous
bleachhouse
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharoncus
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
boletaceous
boletaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Boletaceae of mushrooms.
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
boraciferous
boraciferous
adj
Yielding or containing borax.
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.
bothriocephalus
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachistocephalous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brackebuschite
brackebuschite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, vanadium, and zinc.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiopneustic
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
brassicaceous
brassicaceous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
brucellas
brunelliaceous
brunelliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Brunelliaceae.
bryaceous
bryaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bryaceae.
buccaneerish
buccaneerish
adj
Like a buccaneer; piratical.
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
buccellarius
bucelas
bucellas
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
bucharest
bucharest
Proper noun
The capital city of Romania.
buckbeans
buckbeans
noun
plural of buckbean
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.