bacteriochlorophyllide
A chlorophyllide derived from bacteriochlorophyll

bacteriocide
Alternative form of bactericide.

bacteriocides
plural of bacteriocide

bacteriocinogen
A bacterial plasmid that directs the synthesis of bacteriocins

bacteriocinogens
plural of bacteriocinogen

bacteriohopane
A bacterial hopane

bacteriohopanepentol
A bacteriohopanepolyol that has five hydroxyl groups

bacteriohopanepentols
plural of bacteriohopanepentol

bacteriohopanepolyol
Any of a group of bacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the lipid cell membranes of many bacteria, frequently used as biomarkers in sedimentary rocks.

bacteriohopanepolyols
plural of bacteriohopanepolyol

bacteriohopanes
plural of bacteriohopane

bacteriohopanetetrol
A bacteriohopanepolyol that has four hydroxyl groups

bacteriohopanetetrols
plural of bacteriohopanetetrol

bacteriol
Abbreviation of bacteriology.

bacterionanofiber
A bacterial nanofiber composed of protein

bacterionanofibers
plural of bacterionanofiber

bacteriophaeophytin
Alternative form of bacteriopheophytin.

bacteriophaeophytins
plural of bacteriophaeophytin

bacteriopheophorbide
Any bacterial pheophorbide

bacteriopheophorbides
plural of bacteriopheophorbide

bacteriopheophytin
Any pheophytin of bacterial origin

bacteriopheophytins
plural of bacteriopheophytin

bacteriorhodopsin
Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps

bacteriorhodopsins
plural of bacteriorhodopsin

bacteriostat
A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.

bacteriostats
plural of bacteriostat

bactin
A type of siderophore produced by certain bacteria, such as those in the genus Rhodococcus.

bactofilin
A cytoskeletal element that forms filaments throughout the cells of the rod-shaped proteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus.

bactofilins
plural of bactofilin

bactopeptone
A peptone used as a bacterial culture medium

bactopeptones
plural of bactopeptone

bacule
Alternative form of bascule.

bacules
plural of bacule

badigeon
A cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

badigeons
plural of badigeon

bagiennik
A Slavic monster or demon that lives in lakes or rivers, which produces a hot liquid from its nostrils that can burn victims, but which also has healing powers.

bagienniks
plural of bagiennik

bahareque
Construction material similar to adobe, consisting of clay or mud reinforced with sticks or canes.

baicalin
A flavone, the glucuronide of baicalein, found in Scutellaria baicalensis and related plants and used in herbal medicine.

baicalinase
An enzyme that catalyses the chemical reaction baicalin + H₂O ⇌ baicalein + D-glucuronate.

balase
ballast

balbarine
Any macropod of the subfamily Balbarinae

balbarines
plural of balbarine

balenology
The therapeutic use of thermal and mineral spas

ballade
Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.
A poem of one or more triplets of seven- or eight-line stanzas, each ending with the same line as refrain, and usually an envoi; more generally, any poem in stanzas of equal length.

ballades
plural of ballade

balletcore
A style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.

ballicater
Ice formed by the action in winter of spray and waves along the shoreline, making a fringe or band on the landward side.

ballicaters
plural of ballicater

ballicatter
Alternative form of ballicater.

ballicatters
plural of ballicatter

balloonet
Alternative form of balloonette.

balloonets
plural of balloonet

balloonette
Any of the gas-filled chambers of a dirigible.

balloonettes
plural of balloonette

ballrace
A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).

ballraces
plural of ballrace

ballyard
A baseball field.

ballyards
plural of ballyard

ballycater
Alternative form of ballicater.

ballycaters
plural of ballycater

balonium
A fictional chemical element.

bamaluzole
A GABA receptor agonist.

bandmixing
The mixing of the components of the conduction bands of a semiconductor

bangalo
A precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants.

bangalos
plural of bangalo

banisterine
harmine

banknote
A piece of currency made of paper or polymer.
A promissory note issued by a bank, payable at a given time to a specific beneficiary.

banknotes
plural of banknote

baohuoside
Any of a group of flavonoid glycosides found in certain plants.

baptigenin
A type of flavonoid, C₁₅H₁₀O₆ (7-hydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one)

barbamide
The halogenated polyketide (E,5S)-6,6,6-trichloro-3-methoxy-N,5-dimethyl-N-[(1S)-2-phenyl-1-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)ethyl]hex-2-enamide

barbamides
plural of barbamide

barbaralane
A derivative of bullvalene in which one ethylene arm is replaced by a methylene group

barbaralanes
plural of barbaralane

barbital
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.

barbitals
plural of barbital

barbitone
barbital

barbiturase
A barbiturate amidohydrolase

barbotage
Repeated injection and aspiration of fluid, used in such instances as the injection of spinal anesthetic, to break up and remove calcification (e.g., in a joint), and for obtaining fluid cytology (e.g., from the bladder or urethra).

barbotages
plural of barbotage

barchan
An arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand.

barchane
Alternative spelling of barchan.

baregin
Synonym of glairin.

baregine
A grey, gelatinous deposit in the sulphurous waters of the Barèges spa.

baricities
plural of baricity

baricity
The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.

barleyhood
A surly mood induced by drinking alcohol.

barmastine
A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.

baroceptor
A baroreceptor.

baroceptors
plural of baroceptor

barochemoreceptor
A receptor sensitive to both changes in blood pressure and chemical stimuli.

barochemoreceptors
plural of barochemoreceptor

baroselenite
sulphate of barytes

baroselenites
plural of baroselenite

barrasway
A shallow coastal salt lake or inlet.

barrasways
plural of barrasway

bartsioside
The natural product (1S,4aR,7aS)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl β-D-glucopyranoside

baryta
Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.

barytas
plural of baryta

baseperson
A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base.

basepersons
plural of baseperson

basewoman
A female fielder positioned near a base

basewomen
plural of basewoman

basigin
A gene that codes for the basigin (BSG) protein.
A protein encoded by the basigin (BSG) gene.

basigins
plural of basigin

basipinacocyte
Alternative form of basopinacocyte.

basipinacocytes
plural of basipinacocyte

basketane
A polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula C₁₀H₁₂.

basketyl
An organic radical derived from basketane.

basopinacocyte
A basal pinacocyte that adheres a sponge to a substrate

basopinacocytes
plural of basopinacocyte

bassiacridin
A protein, toxic to locusts, present in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

bassline
The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic.

basslines
plural of bassline

bassorin
An amylose that is a constituent part of a species of gum from Basra (previously called Bassora), tragacanth, and some gum resins.

bassorine
Alternative form of bassorin.

bassorins
plural of bassorin