Anagrams of: BACTERIC

• a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

• the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

• extremely cold

• of or relating to the Arctic

• small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

• relating to or containing acetic acid

• A verse of this kind.

• Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.

• a support that steadies or strengthens something else

• two items of the same kind

• a set of two similar things considered as a unit

• either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

• a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

• elastic straps that hold trousers up

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

• a structural member used to stiffen a framework

• prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

• support by bracing

• cause to be alert and energetic

• a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

• any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines