bactericide |
something that can kill bacteria. |
bacteriology |
the science that is concerned with bacteria. |
bacteriophage |
any virus that attacks and kills bacteria. |
bacterium |
any of a large group of one-celled microscopic organisms of various shapes that are often agents of fermentation and putrefaction and that may cause disease. |
Bactrian camel |
a two-humped camel that is native to central Asia and that is stockier and hairier than an Arabian camel. (Cf. dromedary.) |
bad |
of low quality or desirability; unsatisfactory. [9 definitions] |
bad apple |
one exceptional member of a group who behaves badly and causes trouble for all the other members of the group or makes the others look bad. |
bad blood |
animosity between two or more people; mutual hostility. |
bade |
a past tense of bid. |
badge |
a piece of metal, cloth, or other material worn to signify a particular membership, rank, occupation, or accomplishment. [3 definitions] |
badger |
any of several carnivorous, short-legged mammals that burrow in the ground. [3 definitions] |
bad guy |
(informal) the villain or enemy in a fictional story. [4 definitions] |
bad-humored |
having or showing an unpleasant or ill-tempered nature or mood. |
badinage |
playful conversation marked by joking or teasing; banter. [2 definitions] |
badlands |
a barren region characterized by rock that has eroded into unusual shapes. |
badly |
in a poor or incorrect manner; not well; poorly. [4 definitions] |
badman |
an outlaw, desperado, bandit, or the like, esp. in the old American West. |
badminton |
a sport in which players use light, long-handled rackets to propel a shuttlecock back and forth across a high net. |
badmouth |
(informal) to speak of in critical, unfair, or slanderous terms. |
bad-tempered |
having a bad temper or mood; cranky; irritable. |
Baedeker |
any of a series of travelers' guidebooks published by Karl Baedeker and his successors. |