11-letter words containing a, l, b, c
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- betulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of mostly N temperate catkin-bearing trees and shrubs such as birch and alder, some species of which reach the northern limits of tree growth
- biauricular — having two auricles.
- bible class — a class, typically one meeting weekly, for Bible study
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- biblioclast — One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bibliotheca — a library or collection of books
- bicephalous — having two heads
- bidialectal — fluent in two dialects of a language
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- binary cell — an electronic element that can assume either of two stable states and is capable of storing a binary digit.
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- binucleated — having two nuclei
- biocatalyst — a chemical, esp an enzyme, that initiates or increases the rate of a biochemical reaction
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- bioclimatic — concerning the relations between climate and living organisms
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- biosocially — from a biosocial point of view
- birth canal — the passageway down which the fetus passes during birth
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- black alder — a deciduous shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family, native to E North America, with glossy leaves that turn black in the fall and bright-red berries
- black angus — Aberdeen Angus
- black birch — sweet birch.
- black bread — a kind of very dark coarse rye bread
- black bream — a dark-coloured food and game fish, Acanthopagrus australis, of E Australian seas
- black chaff — a disease of wheat, characterized by dark, elongated stripes on the chaff, caused by a bacterium, Xanthomonas translucens undulosum.
- black cumin — a Eurasian herb, Nigella sativa, having pungent aromatic seeds used as a spice, but unrelated to cumin.
- black death — a deadly disease, probably bubonic plague, which devastated Europe and Asia in the 14th cent.
- black dwarf — a cold, dark dwarf star
- black friar — a Dominican friar
- black frost — a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
- black goods — electronic goods which are housed in black or dark casings, such as televisions, CD players, etc
- black hills — a group of mountains in W South Dakota and NE Wyoming: famous for the gigantic sculptures of US presidents on the side of Mount Rushmore. Highest peak: Harney Peak, 2207 m (7242 ft)
- black house — a type of thatched house, usually made of turf, formerly found in the highlands and islands of Scotland
- black humor — a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.
- black ivory — Black slaves collectively
- black japan — a black bituminous varnish
- black light — the invisible electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum
- black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
- black maple — a tree, Acer saccharum nigrum, of eastern and central North America, having furrowed, blackish bark and yellow-green flowers.
- black maria — a police van for transporting prisoners
- black medic — a widespread weedy annual plant (Medicago lupulina) of the pea family, with small yellow flowers and black seed pods, sometimes grown for forage
- black metal — a type of heavy-metal music characterized by extremely nihilistic and satanic lyrics, a repetitive drum beat rapidly alternating betweeen the snare and bass drum (a blast beat), and the ghoulish make-up worn by performers (corpse paint)
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- black olive — a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
- black perch — a livebearing surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni, occurring in abundance along the coast of California, having brownish-black scales often tinged with blue or yellow and a thick, reddish mouth.