backwash
— Noun
– English
～ the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
backwash
— Noun
– English
～ the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
backwater
— Noun
– English
～ a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
backwater
— Noun
– English
～ a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"
backwoods
— Noun
– English
～ a remote and undeveloped area
backwoodsman
— Noun
– English
～ a man who lives on the frontier
backyard
— Noun
– English
～ the grounds in back of a house
bacon
— Noun
– English
～ back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
Bacon
— Noun
– English
～ English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Bacon
— Noun
– English
～ English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
bacteremia
— Noun
– English
～ transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteremic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or having bacteremia
bacteria
— Noun
– English
～ (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
bacteriacide
— Noun
– English
～ any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriaemia
— Noun
– English
～ transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacterial
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection"
bacterially
— Adverb
– English
～ by bacteria; "spreads bacterially"
bactericidal
— Adjective
– English
～ preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
bactericide
— Noun
– English
～ any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bactericide
— Noun
– English
～ any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth