English words: backstabbing to bacteriophagy

300 English words, part 6 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 41 have a page of their own.

English words backstabbing to bacteriophagy

backstabbing noun, verb: The act of one who backstabs.
backstabby adjective: characteristic of deceit and treachery
backstaff noun: An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
backstage adjective, adverb, noun /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/: Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
backstage Johnny noun: stage-door Johnny
backstager noun: One who works backstage.
backstair adjective, noun: clandestine, secret or furtive
backstairs adjective, noun: A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
backstall noun, verb: The stalling of a kite due to a too large angle of attack.
backstamp noun, verb: A mark stamped on the back of a letter.
backstay noun: A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts...
Backstein noun: A German cheese similar to Limburger cheese, produced in a brick shape.
backstep noun, verb: A step backwards
backstepping noun: A technique for designing stabilizing controls for a special recursive class of nonlinear dynamical systems.
backster noun: A baker.
backstick noun: An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
backstitch noun, verb /ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/: A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then...
backstock noun: Stock remaining that has not yet been sold.
backstone noun: Alternative form of bakestone.
backstop noun, verb /ˈbæk.stɒp/: An object or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
backstopper noun: Synonym of backstop (“thing or person put in the rear to reinforce, hold or support”).
backstore noun: An area in the back of a store or shop.
backstory noun /ˈbækˌstɔːɹi/: The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
backstraight noun: Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”).
backstraightaway noun: the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line.
backstrap noun, verb: A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
backstream noun, verb: A current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.
backstreet adjective, noun: Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
Backstreeter noun: A member of the American vocal group Backstreet Boys.
backstress noun: A long-range internal stress.
backstretch noun, verb /ˈbækstɹɛt͡ʃ/: Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
backstrip noun: The material that covers the spine of a book.
backstroke noun, verb /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/: A backhanded stroke or blow.
backstroker noun: A swimmer who uses the style backstroke.
Backstrom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
backstromite noun: Synonym of hydrohausmannite.
backswamp noun: The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.
backsweeten verb: Alternative spelling of back-sweeten
backswept adjective: Swept back.
backswimmer noun: Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswimming adjective: swimming on its back
backswing noun, verb: The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket...
backsword noun: A sword with one sharp edge, especially full length such, where shorter such are called broadsword and thereof.
backswording noun: Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman noun: One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backsy noun: Alternative spelling of backsie (taking back a statement).
backsyfore adverb: The wrong side first; backwards.
backta contraction: Contraction of back + to.
backtab noun, verb: A software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.
backtag noun, verb: An identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal.
backtalk noun, verb /ˈbæk.tɔːk/: Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
backtalker noun: One who backtalks.
backtaxi noun, verb: Synonym of backtrack.
backtest noun, verb: A test of a strategy, model, etc. using data from a previous time.
backtesting noun: The process of testing a strategy, model etc. using data from a previous time
backthrust verb /ˈbækˌθrʌst/: To push or drive backward with force or effort.
backthrusting noun, verb /ˈbækˌθrʌstɪŋ/: The act or process of thrusting backward, typically in a physical, mechanical, or figurative sense, such as a counteraction or retrograde motion.
backtick noun /ˈbæk.tɪk/: The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark and also being, or being homoglyphic to (depending on mental model), a grave accent mark in isolation....
backticked adjective: Marked with backticks.
backtime noun, verb: Alternative form of back time.
backtitrate verb: Alternative form of back titrate.
backtitration noun: Alternative form of back titration.
backtrace noun, verb: A stack trace.
backtracing noun, verb: Synonym of directory traversal.
backtrack noun, verb /ˈbæk.tɹæk/: The act of backtracking.
backtrackable adjective: Solvable by backtracking.
backtracker noun: One who, or that which, backtracks.
backtracking noun, verb /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/: The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
backtrail noun, verb: A small path or trail that is not used regularly.
backtransfer noun, verb: To transfer in a reverse direction; to reverse a previous transfer
backtransform verb: To reverse a previous transformation
backtransformation noun: The reverse of a transformation
backtransformed adjective: transformed from a derived form to the original form
backtranslate verb: To translate a translated text to its original language
backtranslated adjective: translated back to the original language
backtranslation noun: Alternative spelling of back-translation.
backtroll verb: To fish by trolling with the boat's motor in reverse, minimising movement of the boat.
backtroller noun: One who fishes by backtrolling.
backup adjective, noun /ˈbækˌʌp/: A reserve or substitute.
backup beeper noun: An alarm that sounds when a vehicle is moving in reverse, to warn pedestrians.
backup camera noun: A camera installed on the rear of a vehicle, to help in reversing and in eliminating rear end blindspots.
backup copy noun: A duplicate instance of an application, datafile, server or system created as a means to restore the original data in case it is deleted, corrupted or lost.
backup vocalist noun: A member of a group of singers who provide backup vocals to a song
backup vocals noun: The chorus and other lyrics and sounds sung by backup vocalists to provide an accompaniment to a song.
backupability noun: The capability of being backed up.
backupable adjective: Capable of being backed up.
Backus proper noun /ˈbækəs/: A surname from Middle English.
Backus-Naur form noun /bækəs naʊə fɔːm/: A formal notation for context-free grammars.
Backus normal form noun: The Backus-Naur form.
backveld noun: Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
backvelder noun: A native or inhabitant of the backveld.
backwall noun: Alternative form of back wall.
backward adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/: Situated toward or at the rear of something.
backward and forward adverb: Alternative form of backwards and forwards.
backward compatibility noun /ˈbækwɜːd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/: The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.
backward compatible adjective /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/: Capable of interoperating with older systems.
backward compliment noun: A compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult.
backward design noun: A method of designing an educational curriculum by setting goals before choosing instructional methods and forms of assessment.
backward dive noun: A dive in which the diver faces away from the water while taking off, and lands facing backwards.
backward in coming forward adjective: shy; reluctant to share one's views
backward incompatibility noun: The incapability of interoperating with older systems.
backward incompatible adjective: Incapable of interoperating with older systems.
backward induction noun: The process of reasoning backwards in time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions.
backward integration noun: The takeover of a supplier of goods by the retailer that stocks those goods.
backward linkage noun: An effect in which increased production by a downstream manufacturer provides positive pecuniary externalities to an upstream manufacturer responsible for...
backward-looking adjective: Not progressive; concerned with the past rather than the present or future.
backward-lookingness noun: the quality or state of being backward-looking
backward masking noun: Synonym of backmasking.
backward pass noun: A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.
backward pawn noun: A pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.
backward rationalization noun: The attribution of a reason or justification for a choice or action after the fact, rather than before it.
backward rationalize verb: To construct or invent an explanation for an action, decision, or outcome after it has already occurred, rather than reasoning from it beforehand.
backward roll noun: Alternative form of backwards roll
backward slash noun: Synonym of backslash.
backwardated adjective: In the state of backwardation.
backwardation noun /bækwəˈdeɪʃn̩/: A situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the...
backwarder noun: One who or something that hinders progress or advancement, especially socially or politically.
backwardism noun: The state of being backward, or going against progress; backwardness.
backwardly adverb /ˈbækwɚdli/: In a backward direction.
backwardness noun: The state of being backward.
backwards adjective, adverb, verb /ˈbækwɜːdz/: Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwards and forwards adverb: Thoroughly; completely, comprehensively.
backwards compatibility noun /ˈbækwɜːdz kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/: Alternative form of backward compatibility.
backwards compatible adjective /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/: Alternative form of backward compatible.
backwards-compatibly adverb: In a backward compatible manner.
backwards compliment noun: Alternative form of backward compliment.
backwards roll noun: A movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end.
backwardsness noun: Backwardness; the state of being backwards.
backwash noun, verb /ˈbæk.wɒʃ/: A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
backwash ileitis noun: ileitis that occurs in the setting of pancolitis and tends to correlate with the activity of colitis
backwashable adjective: Capable of being backwashed.
backwasher noun: A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashing noun: A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwater noun, verb: The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
backwaterish adjective: Like a backwater; remote.
backwatery adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a backwater; isolated, dilapidated, ramshackle.
backway noun: A back alley.
backweight noun: A weight attached to the back of a golf club to give it a lower centre of gravity.
Backwell proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4868).
backwind noun, verb: To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
backwing noun, verb: To flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.
backwood adjective /ˈbækˌwʊd/: Native to or located in a remote rural location.
backwoods adjective, noun /ˈbækˌwʊdz/: Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwoodser noun: An inhabitant of the backwoods.
backwoodsiness noun: The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman noun: A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
backwoodsy adjective: Typical of something or someone from the backwoods.
backword noun: A contention, retort, or reply.
backwork noun: Movement or exertion of the back.
backworm noun: Synonym of filanders (“a disease of hawks”).
backwrap noun, verb: A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
backy noun: Alternative spelling of baccy.
backyard noun /bækˈjɑːd/: A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
backyard cricket noun /ˈbækjɑːd ˈkɹɪkɪt/: Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.
backyarder noun: One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
baclad noun: A fish corral
Baclaran proper noun: A barangay of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
baclava noun: Alternative form of baklava.
baclofen noun /bæˈkloʊ.fɪn/: A particular drug used to control spasms. It is a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is primarily used to treat spasticity and is in the early...
baclosan noun: baclofen
bacmecillinam noun: A beta-lactam antibiotic.
bacmid noun: A shuttle vector that can be propagated in both E. coli and insect cells.
bacn noun /ˈbeɪkən/: Non-spam email messages that have been signed up for, but which the recipient does not necessarily want or have time to read.
bacne noun /ˈbækni/: Acne on the back.
Baco proper noun: A municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
bacogenin noun: Any of a group of saponins present in Bacopa monniera
Bacolod proper noun /bɐˈko.lod/: An independent city, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines.
bacon noun /ˈbeɪ.kən/: Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
bacon and cabbage noun: A traditional Irish dish of back bacon simmered with cabbage and other vegetables such as onions, turnips and carrots, served with the bacon sliced and much...
bacon and eggs noun: A dish consisting of bacon and (usually fried) eggs, usually eaten for breakfast.
bacon beetle noun: Synonym of larder beetle.
bacon butty noun: A sandwich filled with bacon
bacon explosion noun: A food made from bacon wrapped around a filling of spiced sausage and crumbled bacon, then smoked or baked.
bacon fat noun: Synonym of bacon grease.
bacon grease noun: The fat rendered or released from cooking bacon, either in the oven or on the stovetop, typically collected and used as a cooking fat.
bacon grill noun: A canned meat product made from chopped and cured pork, seasoned to taste like bacon.
bacon hair noun: A nickname for Pal Hair, a hair accessory on the gaming platform Roblox.
Bacon number noun: A number defined such that an actor who has acted in a film with Kevin Bacon has a Bacon number of 1, an actor who has acted in a film with somebody having...
bacon rind noun: The tough outer skin of pork or bacon; pork rind.
bacon roll noun: A bread roll with a bacon filling.
Bacon-Shakespearean adjective, noun: One who believes that Francis Bacon (1561–1626) or a relation of his was the author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare.
bacon square noun: The smoked, cured jowl of a pig, cut into a square shape.
baconburger noun: A hamburger served with bacon as a topping.
baconed adjective: Flavored with bacon
baconer noun: A pig raised to produce bacon.
Baconian adjective, noun /bəˈkəʊn.ɪən/: Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.
Baconian induction noun: The use of the Baconian method of inductive reasoning.
Baconianism noun: The scientific methods of Francis Bacon.
Baconic adjective /bəˈkəʊn.ɪk/: Synonym of Baconian (“relating to Francis Bacon”).
baconise verb: Alternative form of baconize.
Baconism noun: Synonym of Baconianism.
Baconist noun: A supporter of Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist) (1647–1676), who instigated Bacon's Rebellion.
baconize verb: To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
baconless adjective: Without bacon.
baconlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of bacon.
bacontini noun: A martini cocktail made with bacon.
baconweed noun: Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”).
bacony adjective /ˈbeɪkəni/: Resembling bacon, especially in flavor
bacoo noun: Alternative form of baccoo.
Bacoor proper noun /bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/: A city in Cavite, Philippines.
bacopa noun: Any member of the genus Bacopa of aquatic plants, the water hyssops.
bacoside noun: Any of a family of triterpenoid saponins found in the plant Bacopa monnieri
Bacot proper noun: A surname from French.
bacover noun: Back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.
bacrna noun: Alternative form of bacRNA.
bacronym noun, verb: Alternative spelling of backronym.
bacshish noun: Alternative form of baksheesh.
bacsilog noun /ˌbak.sɪˈloɡ̚/: a meal of bacon with fried rice and fried egg
Bacsonian adjective /bækˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to a variation of the Hoabinhian industry, based around Bắc Sơn and characterized by a higher frequency of edge-ground cobble artifacts.
bact noun: Abbreviation of bacteria.
-bactam suffix /ˈbæk.tæm/: Used to form names of β-lactamase inhibitors.
bactenecin noun: Any of a family of antimicrobial cyclic peptides found in the granules of bovine neutrophils
bacter- prefix: Alternative form of bacterio-.
bacteræmia noun: Alternative spelling of bacteraemia.
bacteraemia noun: The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.
bacteraemic adjective: Alternative form of bacteremic.
bacterascites noun: A bacterial infection of ascitic fluid
bacteremia noun: Alternative spelling of bacteraemia.
bacteremial adjective: bacteremic
bacteremic adjective: Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)
bacteremically adverb: By means of bacteremia
bacteri- prefix: Alternative form of bacterio-.
bacteria noun /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/: A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
bacteriacidal adjective: Alternative form of bactericidal.
bacteriacide noun: Alternative form of bactericide.
bacteriaemia noun: Alternative form of bacteraemia.
bacterial adjective [bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ]: Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
bacterial flora noun: All the bacteria inside, or on the surface of an organism
bacterial meningitis noun: A type of meningitis caused by bacterial infection.
bacterial wetwood noun: Synonym of slime flux.
bacterialess adjective: without bacteria.
bacterialike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of bacteria.
bacterialization noun: The treatment of a crop with bacteria in order to promote growth, nutrient uptake etc.
bacterially adverb: In reference to bacteria
bacterian adjective: bacterial
bacteric adjective: Of or relating to bacteria.
bactericidal adjective, noun: That kills bacteria.
bactericidally adverb: In a bactericidal manner.
bactericide noun /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/: Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
bactericidin noun: Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacterid noun: A bacterial infection of the skin
bacteriemia noun: Alternative form of bacteraemia.
bacteriemic adjective: Alternative form of bacteremic.
bacterin noun /ˈbæk.tə.ɹɪn/: A suspension of killed or attenuated bacteria for use as a vaccine.
bacterio- prefix: bacteria
bacterioagglutinin noun: An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriocecidium noun: A gall produced by a bacterium
bacteriocentric adjective: Overly concerned with bacteria
bacteriochlorin noun: A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring
bacteriochlorophyll noun: A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis.
bacteriochlorophyllic adjective: Of, pertaining to, resembling or derived from bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyllide noun: A chlorophyllide derived from bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriocidal adjective: Alternative form of bactericidal.
bacteriocide noun: Alternative form of bactericide.
bacteriocidic adjective: bacteriocidal
bacteriocidin noun: Alternative form of bactericidin.
bacteriocin noun: Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
bacteriocinogen noun: A bacterial plasmid that directs the synthesis of bacteriocins
bacteriocinogenic adjective: That synthesizes bacteriocinogens
bacteriocinogenicity noun: The quality of being bacteriocinogenic.
bacteriocuprein noun: A bacterial form of erythrocuprein that contains two atoms of zinc
bacteriocyte noun: A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriocytic adjective: Relating to or composed of bacteriocytes.
bacteriofermented adjective: fermented by bacterial enzymes
bacterioferritin noun: An oligomeric protein, similar to ferritin, found in various bacteria
bacteriogenic adjective: Caused by bacteria
bacteriogenous adjective: Bacteriogenic; producing bacteria.
bacteriogram noun: A test of how well bacteria grows in certain conditions
bacteriograph noun: A picture created by growing bacteria and using a light mask to selectively sterilize regions.
bacteriography noun: The art of creating pictures by growing bacteria and using a light mask to selectively sterilize regions.
bacteriohopane noun: A bacterial hopane
bacteriohopanepentol noun: A bacteriohopanepolyol that has five hydroxyl groups
bacteriohopanepolyol noun /bækˌtɪəɹi.oʊˌhoʊpəˌniːpoʊliˌɔːl/: Any of a group of bacterial pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the lipid cell membranes of many bacteria, frequently used as biomarkers in sedimentary rocks.
bacteriohopanetetrol noun: A bacteriohopanepolyol that has four hydroxyl groups
bacteriohopanoid noun: bacterial hopanoid
bacterioid adjective, noun: Alternative form of bacteroid.
bacterioidal adjective: Synonym of bacteroid.
bacteriol noun: Abbreviation of bacteriology.
bacteriologic adjective: bacteriological
bacteriological adjective: Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
bacteriologically adverb: In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriologist noun /bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/: A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriology noun /bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/: The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyse verb: To carry out bacteriolysis.
bacteriolysin noun: Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis noun: The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic adjective: of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriolytically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, bacteriolysis.
bacteriolyze verb: Alternative form of bacteriolyse.
bacteriome noun: An organelle, in some insects, containing bacteriocytes
bacteriomic adjective: Relating to a bacteriome
bacteriomimetic adjective: That mimics the action of bacteria
bacterionanofiber noun: A bacterial nanofiber composed of protein
bacterioopsin noun: A particular transmembrane protein.
bacteriopathology noun: The study of disease caused by bacteria.
bacteriophaeophytin noun: Alternative form of bacteriopheophytin.
bacteriophage noun /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/: A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagic adjective: Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophagous adjective: Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriophagy noun: The feeding on bacteria.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.