18-letter words containing a, b, i

christian brothers — a religious congregation of laymen founded in France in 1684 for the education of the poor
circular breathing — a technique for sustaining a phrase on a wind instrument, using the cheeks to force air out of the mouth while breathing in through the nose
claustrophobically — In a claustrophobic way.
clay-colored robin — any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
climbing hydrangea — a woody vine, Hydrangea anomala, of eastern Asia, having shiny, egg-shaped leaves and flat-topped white flower clusters, and climbing by aerial rootlets.
clobbering machine — pressure to conform with accepted standards
cobalt violet deep — a medium to strong purple color.
coffee-table music — unadventurous music
combination square — an adjustable device for carpenters, used as a try square, miter square, level, etc.
combined operation — a military operation carried out jointly by allied forces
combustion chamber — an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn
combustion furnace — a furnace used in the laboratory to carry out elemental analysis of organic compounds
contact inhibition — the cessation of movement, growth, and division in cells that touch each other.
controllable-pitch — (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed during navigation or flight; variable-pitch.
corpus christi bay — a bay in S Texas, at the mouth of the Nueces River.
credibility rating — a supposed measure of how far a person can be believed or trusted
creme de framboise — a liqueur flavored with raspberries.
cumbrian mountains — a mountain range in NW England, in Cumbria. Highest peak: Scafell Pike, 977 m (3206 ft)
de bruijn notation — (language) A variation of lambda notation for specifying functions using numbers instead of names to refer to formal parameters. A reference to a formal parameter is a number which gives the number of lambdas (written as \ here) between the reference and the lambda which binds the parameter. E.g. the function \ f . \ x . f x would be written \ . \ . 1 0. The 0 refers to the innermost lambda, the 1 to the next etc. The chief advantage of this notation is that it avoids the possibility of name capture and removes the need for alpha conversion.
de-objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
debt consolidation — the process of taking out a new loan (often secured on one's property) in order to pay off a number of existing debts
decachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms.
deductive database — (database) A combination of a conventional database containing facts, a knowledge base containing rules, and an inference engine which allows the derivation of information implied by the facts and rules. Commonly, the knowledge base is expressed in a subset of first-order logic and either a SLDNF or Datalog inference engine is used.
deferred liability — income received in advance and carried forward as a liability until the associated goods, services, or benefits are delivered
demand liabilities — the assets of a financial institution that are demandable by depositors
dependent variable — a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable
depository library — a library designated by law to receive without charge all or a selection of the official publications of a government.
devil's paintbrush — a perennial European hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) with leafless flower stalks bearing a cluster of orange-red heads: now a common weed in N U.S. and Canada
diabetes insipidus — a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine
diamondback turtle — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
didaskaleinophobia — The fear of going to school.
disability pension — a pension paid to people who are unable to continue to work because of a disability
dispersible tablet — A dispersible tablet is a tablet that disintegrates in water or other liquid.
distinguishability — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
distribution class — form class
distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dominican republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
double achievement — a representation of the arms of a husband beside those of his wife such that a difference of rank between them is shown.
dressing table set — a set including a hairbrush, mirror and comb, often with silver backs
eclipsing variable — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
electronic banking — the transfer of money between financial institutions through an exchange of electronic signals over a network
electronic mailbox — a device used to store electronic mail
elizabeth petrovna — 1709-62; empress of Russia (1741-62): daughter of Peter I
elizabethan sonnet — Shakespearean sonnet
embryonic membrane — any of several living membranes enclosing or closely associated with the developing vertebrate embryo, as the allantois, amnion, yolk sac, etc.
epstein-barr virus — a virus belonging to the herpes family that causes infectious mononucleosis; it is also implicated in the development of Burkitt's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease
escape sb's notice — If something escapes your notice, you fail to recognize it or realize it.
established church — a Church that is officially recognized as a national institution, esp the Church of England
establishmentarian — Adhering to, advocating, or relating to the principle of an established church.

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