Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Backwardation

Back′war‐da″tion (�), n. [Backward, v. t. + -ation.] (Stock Exchange) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a ...

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Backwardly

Back″ward‐ly (�), adv. 1. Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. Sir P. Sidney.2. Perversely; ill.And does he think so backwardly of me?Shak.

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Backwardness

Back″ward‐ness, n. The state of being backward.

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Backwash

Back″wash′ (�), v. t. To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. Ash.

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Backwater

Back″wa′ter (�), n. [Back, a. or adv. + -water.] 1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river chann...

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Backwoods

Back″woods″ (�), n. pl. [Back, a. + woods.] The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.

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Backwoodsman

Back″woods″man (�), n.; pl.Backwoodsmen (�). A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United...

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Backworm

Back″worm′ (�), n. [2d back, n. + worm.] A disease of hawks. See Filanders. Wright.

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Bacon

Ba″con (�), n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the fl...

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Baconian

Ba‐co″ni‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.

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Baconian (2)

Ba‐co″ni‐an (?), n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.

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Bacteria

Bac‐te″ri‐a (�), n. pl. See Bacterium.

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Bacterial

Bac‐te″ri‐al (�), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to bacteria.

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Bactericidal

Bac‐te″ri‐ci′dal (�), a. Destructive of bacteria.

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Bactericide

Bac‐te″ri‐cide (băk‐tē″rĭ‐sīd), n. [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.) Same as Germicide.

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Bacterin

Bac″te‐rin (?), n.(Med.) A bacterial vaccine.

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Bacteriological

Bac‐te″ri‐o‐log′ic‐al (băk‐tē′rĭ‐ō̍‐lŏj″ĭ‐kal), a. Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies.

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Bacteriologist

Bac‐te″ri‐ol′o‐gist, n. One skilled in bacteriology.

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Bacteriology

Bac‐te″ri‐ol′o‐gy (�), n. [Bacterium + -logy.] (Biol.) The science relating to bacteria.

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Bacteriolysis

‖Bac‐te′ri‐ol″y‐sis (?), n. 1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen.2. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. — Bac‐te′ri‐...

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Bacterioscopic

Bac‐te′ri‐o‐scop″ic (�), a.(Biol.) Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.

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Bacterioscopist

Bac‐te′ri‐os″co‐pist (�), n.(Biol.) One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.

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Bacterioscopy

Bac‐te′ri‐os″co‐py (–ŏs″kō̍‐py̆), n. [Bacterium + -scopy.] (Biol.) The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of po...

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Bacterioscopy (2)

Bac‐te′ri‐os″co‐py (?), n. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. — Bac‐te′ri‐o‐scop″ic (#), a. — ‐scop″ic‐al‐ly (#), adv. — Bac‐te′ri‐os″co‐pist (#), n.

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Bacterium

Bac‐te″ri‐um (�), n.; pl.Bacteria (�). [NL., fr. Gr. βακτήριον, βακ́τρον, a staff: cf. F. bactérie.] (Biol.) A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algæ, usual...

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Bacteroid

{ Bac″te‐roid (�), Bac′te‐roid″al (�), } a. [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.) Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.

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Bactrian

Bac″tri‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. — n. A native of Bactria.Bactrian camel, the two-humped camel.