Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z baccate Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. baccated Having many berries. baccatin Any of a group of complex organic compounds present in the yew tree Taxus baccata baccer Tobacco. Bacchae The maenads; followers of Bacchus. bacchanal Relating to Bacchus or his festival. bacchanalia A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. bacchanalian Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. bacchanalianism The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. bacchanalianly In a Bacchanalian manner. bacchanalist One who takes part in a bacchanalia. bacchanalization Riotous revelry. bacchanalize To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously. bacchanology The study of drinking and its preparations, and history. bacchant A priest of Bacchus. bacchante A priestess of Bacchus. bacchantic Bacchanalian; drunken or frenzied and unrestrained; orgiastic. bacchiac Synonym of bacchius. bacchian jovial or drunken bacchic Of or relating to Bacchus. bacchical Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication. bacchius A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. Bacchus The Greco-Roman god of wine and vivid social gatherings. Bacchylides An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet. Bacci A surname from Italian. bacciferous Producing berries. bacciform Having the form of a berry. baccivorous Eating, or having a diet based on, berries baccoo A mischievous little male spirit in Caribbean folklore. baccy Tobacco. bacDNA bacterial artificial chromosome DNA bace A blow; a drubbing. baceridin A cyclic hexapeptide present in an epiphytic bacillus bach A bachelor. bacha A dancing boy in parts of Central Asia. bachac A leaf-cutter ant. Bachand A surname from French. Bachao A barangay of the municipality of Leyte, province of Leyte, Philippines. Bachar A surname. Bacharach A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine. Bacharachian Of or relating to Burt F. Bacharach (1928–2023), American pianist, composer and music producer. bachata A genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic. bachatero A singer of bachata music. bache The dale of a stream or rivulet. Bachelardian Of or relating to Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher. Bachelder A surname. Bachelet A surname from French bachelor A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet. bachelordom The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed. bacheloress A female bachelor. bachelorette An unmarried woman. bachelorhood The condition of being a bachelor. bachelorism Bachelorhood. bachelorize To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse. bachelorlike Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor. bachelorly Befitting a bachelor. bachelorship The state of being a bachelor. bachelorwise In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man. bachelorx Someone who has not yet married; a bachelor or bachelorette of any gender identity, especially one identifying as non-binary. bachelry Collectively, aspiring knights. Bachels A surname. Bacher A surname. Bachert A surname. bachi A drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko drum. Bachian Of or relating to Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Bachicha A surname from Spanish. Bachiller A surname from Spanish. Bachman A surname. Bachmann A surname. Bachmeier A surname. Bachner A surname from German. Bachok Bachok (a district of Kelantan, Malaysia). Bachovian Of, or characteristic of Johann Sebastian Bach, or his music. Bachran A surname. Bachtel A surname. Bachu Synonym of Maralbexi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. bachur A yeshiva student Bachus A surname. Baci A type of Italian chocolates made in Perugia. Bacigalupo A surname from Italian. Bacilio A surname from Spanish. bacillaemia The presence of bacilli in the bloodstream bacillar Shaped like a rod or staff. bacillariaceous Of or relating to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped. bacillariophycean Any diatom of the class Bacillariophyceae bacillariophyte Any alga of the class Bacillariophyceae; a diatom bacillary Of or pertaining to a bacillus bacillemia A form of bacteraemia where the infectious agent is a bacillus. bacillian Relating to a bacillus. bacilliary Of or pertaining to a bacillus; bacterial. bacillibactin A siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins bacillicidal Killing bacilli. bacillicide Any material that kills bacilli. bacillicidic bacillicidal bacilliculture The cultivation of bacilli. bacilliferous Carrying (infected with) a bacillus bacilliform Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped bacillin An antibiotic, produced by Bacillus subtilis, that is active against many types of bacterium. bacillithiol A glycoside present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus. bacillolysin A form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus. bacillomycin Any of a family of antifungal polypeptide antibiotics obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. bacillomyxin An antibiotic, produced by Bacillus subtilis, that is active against some pathogenic fungi bacillopeptidase Any peptidase produced by a bacillus bacillopeptin Any of a group of cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics present in Bacillus subtilis bacillophobia The fear of microbes. bacillophobic Of or relating to bacillophobia. bacillosamine The amino sugar 2,4-diamino-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose found in some bacilli bacilloscopic Relating to bacilloscopy. bacilloscopist A practitioner of bacilloscopy. bacilloscopy The examination of a diagnostic smear (typically of skin or sputum) in order to verify the presence of specific bacilli bacillosis infection with bacilli bacilluria The discharge of urine containing bacilli. bacillus Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease. bacilosarcin Any of a group of antiplasmodial amicoumacins found in bacteria of the genus Bacillus. bacilysin An antibiotic produced by Bacillus subtilis Baciroa An extinct Uto-Aztecan language. bacitracin A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in topical ointment form especially against gram-positive bacteria. Baciu A commune of Cluj County, Romania. back At or near the rear. backable That can or should be backed, or supported in a contest. backabush The bush; forested land that has not been developed or built on. backache Any pain or ache in the back. backaching Causing a pain in one's back. backachy Suffering from a backache. backaction Any action in an opposite direction backage The rear part of a property or building that faces away from the main artery. backal Of or involving a person's back (rather than the front or side). backalong In former times; in the past. backarapper A firework made from multiple firecrackers folded together so that they will explode one after the other. backararar White or European. backarc The landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone. backative backing (financial or otherwise); support backazimuth A projection of the azimuth from the origin to the opposite side of the azimuth circle. backbag Synonym of backpack. backball A children's game in which one player throws a ball backwards over his/her head towards the others, who attempt to catch it. backband A strap that passes over the back of a horse, used to hold up the shafts of a carriage. backbar The area behind the counter at a soda fountain, where drinks are prepared. backbarrier An island at the back of a lagoon Backbarrow A village in Haverthwaite parish, Westmorland and Furness, northeast of Ulverston, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD3584). backbeach The area of beach furthest from the water's edge; the backshore. backbeat The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time. backbench relating to the back benches in parliament backbencher A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature. backbend A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. backberend Having goods that one has stolen in one's possession. backbite To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. backbiter A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing. backbiting The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge. backbitingly In a backbiting manner. backblast A dangerous blast of hot gas behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.