English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Backwoodsmen
(pl. )
of Backwoodsman
Backworm
(n.)
A disease of hawks. See Filanders.
Bacon
(n.)
The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the
flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
Baconian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
philosophy.
Bacteria
(n.p.)
See Bacterium.
Bacteria
(pl. )
of Bacterium
Bacterial
(a.)
Of or pertaining to bacteria.
Bactericidal
(a.)
Destructive of bacteria.
Bactericide
(n.)
Same as Germicide.
Bacteriological
(a.)
Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as,
bacteriological studies.
Bacteriologist
(n.)
One skilled in bacteriology.
Bacteriology
(n.)
The science relating to bacteria.
Bacterioscopic
(a.)
Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic
examination.
Bacterioscopist
(n.)
One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.
Bacterioscopy
(n.)
The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their
detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.
Bacterium
(n.)
A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class
Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in
putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll,
and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely
diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by
fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in
fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious
diseases. See Bacillus.
Bacteroid
(a.)
Alt. of Bacteroidal
Bacteroidal
(a.)
Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.
Bactrian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia.
Bactrian
(n.)
A native of Bactria.