Rhymes for BACTERIOSTATS

• An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.

• A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

• a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel

• a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper

• a photocopy made on a Photostat machine

• make a copy by means of a Photostat device

• a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat

• control the temperature with a thermostat

• study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

• a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

• someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

• one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

• a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

• desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

• employ scabs or strike breakers in

• take the place of work of someone on strike

• give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

• catch rats, especially with dogs

• give away information about somebody

• footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

• the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

• the general appearance of a publication

• set (printed matter) into a specific format

• determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

• divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

• a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

• a master's degree in teaching

• mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

• sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

• a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

• the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

• a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

• a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

• change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

• Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

• the basic unit of money in Latvia

• a silly empty-headed person

• A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.

• an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

• red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds

• compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images

• a Buddhist who has attained nirvana

• a member of the aristocracy

• a cruel and oppressive dictator

• a vending machine from which you can get food

• a cafeteria where food is served from machines

• red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds

• a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine

• light teasing repartee

• A small mat used next to a bathtub to absorb water and thus prevent slipping.

• arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair

• cry plaintively

• small lynx of North America

• a small pork sausage

• a very troublesome child

• a fragment of brick used as a weapon

• blunt criticism

• Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck

• To remove fat from a material, especially by the use of solvents

• an advocate of democratic principles

• a member of the Democratic Party

• a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy

• A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor

• A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

• an official engaged in international negotiations

• a person who deals tactfully with others

• a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

• a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering

• a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

• lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces