18-letter words containing a, b, s, i

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
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.
elizabethan sonnet — Shakespearean sonnet
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.
fall-back position — an alternative plan
fascicular cambium — cambium that develops within the vascular bundles, producing secondary xylem and phloem.
fibonacci sequence — (mathematics) The infinite sequence of numbers beginning 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ... in which each term is the sum of the two terms preceding it. The ratio of successive Fibonacci terms tends to the golden ratio, namely (1 + sqrt 5)/2.
fibrocartilaginous — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
fire and brimstone — When people talk about fire and brimstone, they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death.
fire-and-brimstone — threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon.
flash butt welding — a method of welding metal edge-to-edge with a powerful electric flash followed by the application of pressure.
flat file database — (database) A database containing a single table, stored in a single flat file, often in a human-readable format such as comma-separated values or fixed-width columns.
furnishing fabrics — fabrics used to make and cover furniture
gamma distribution — a continuous two-parameter distribution from which the chi-square and exponential distributions are derived, written Gamma (α. β), where α and β are greater than zero, and defined in terms of the gamma function
gas-discharge tube — any tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
giuseppe garibaldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.
give sb their head — If you give someone their head, you allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them.
hamilton's problem — Hamiltonian problem
have words with sb — If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour.
hawksbill (turtle) — a medium-sized marine turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, family Cheloniidae) having a hawklike beak and a horny shell from which tortoise shell is obtained
head disk assembly — (hardware, storage) (HDA) A sealed, high capacity mainframe hard disk with integral heads, as opposed to a removable disk.
heat of combustion — the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume
highbush cranberry — a shrub, Viburnum trilobum, of northern North America, having broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries.
histocompatibility — the condition of having antigenic similarities such that cells or tissues transplanted from one (the donor) to another (the recipient) are not rejected.
ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
impressionableness — The quality of being impressionable.
in abraham's bosom — at rest with one's dead ancestors
in company with sb — If you feel, believe, or know something in company with someone else, you both feel, believe, or know it.
in dribs and drabs — a little at a time
in the same breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
in-band signalling — (communications) (Or CAS, channel associated signaling) Transmission of control signals in the same channel as data. This is commonly used in the Public Switched Telephone Network where the same pair of wires carry both voice and control signals (e.g. dialling, ringing). Another example is the use on a computer serial line of Control-S and Control-Q characters for flow control as opposed to hardware flow control which would be out-of-band signalling. In digital communications, in-band signalling often uses "bit-robbing" where, for example, one bit in each frame is used for signalling instead of data. This is the reason why a D1 channel in the T-carrier system can only carry 56 Kbps of usable data instead of the 64 Kbps carried by the D0 channel in the E-carrier system.
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
inconsiderableness — Quality of being inconsiderable.
insurable interest — a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract, without which the contract cannot be enforced
intensional object — the object of a propositional attitude that may or may not exist, as in Robert is dreaming of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This must be an intensional (or opaque) context, for otherwise, since there is no pot of gold, Robert would be dreaming of nothing
invisible earnings — earnings from services provided rather than goods
irreconcilableness — The quality of being irreconcilable; irreconcilability; incompatibility; incongruity.
irreproachableness — The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
isabella of france — 1292–1358, wife (1308–27) of Edward II of England, whom, aided by her lover, Roger de Mortimer, she deposed; mother of Edward III
israel ben eliezer — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
jacksonville beach — a city in NE Florida.
james baird weaver — James Baird, 1833–1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879–81, 1885–89.

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