13-letter words containing a, l, t, e, r, i
- bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- bartholomew i — (Dimitrios Archontonis) born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.
- barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
- beetlebrained — stupid
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blaze a trail — to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
- borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
- braillewriter — a machine, similar to a typewriter, for writing texts in Braille.
- brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
- brilliantined — treated with brilliantine
- bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
- brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- camel cricket — cave cricket.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- cartelization — The act of cartelizing.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- caulifloweret — an individual floret from a cauliflower
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.