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15-letter words containing a, l, t, i, e

  • bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
  • battle of wills — A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.
  • battle stations — the places to which soldiers, sailors, warships, etc. are assigned for a battle or an emergency
  • battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
  • be in the black — If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
  • belted sandfish — a sea bass, Serranus subligarius, inhabiting warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
  • bernoulli trial — one of a sequence of independent experiments each of which has the same probability of success, such as successive throws of a die, the outcome of which is described by a binomial distribution
  • bias (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
  • bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
  • bilateral trade — a system of trading between two countries in which each country attempts to balance its trade with that of the other
  • biomathematical — relating to biomathematics
  • black and white — In a black and white photograph or film, everything is shown in black, white, and grey.
  • black guillemot — a common guillemot, Cepphus grylle: its summer plumage is black with white wing patches and its winter plumage white with greyish wings
  • black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
  • black-and-white — displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph.
  • blank cartridge — a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal
  • blast injection — the injection of liquid fuel directly into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine using a blast of high-pressure air to atomize the spray of fuel
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • bo diddley beat — a type of syncopated Black rhythm, frequently used in rock music
  • boil-in-the-bag — (of food) able to be boiled in a sealed bag until ready to eat
  • boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
  • bouillotte lamp — a table lamp of the 18th century, having two or three adjustable candle brackets and a common shade sliding on a central shaft.
  • bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
  • braille printer — (printer)   (Or "(Braille) embosser") A printer, necessarily an impact printer, that renders text as Braille. Blind users call other printers ink printers.
  • branchial cleft — Zoology. one of a series of slitlike openings in the walls of the pharynx between the branchial arches of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes from the pharynx to the exterior.
  • bravais lattice — any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals
  • bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
  • britannia metal — an alloy of low melting point consisting of tin with 5–10 per cent antimony, 1–3 per cent copper, and sometimes small quantities of zinc, lead, or bismuth: used for decorative purposes and for bearings
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • building trades — the trades and professions concerned with the creation and finishing of buildings, such as carpenters, plasterers, masons, electricians, etc.
  • buryat republic — a constituent republic of SE central Russia, on Lake Baikal: mountainous, with forests covering over half the total area. Capital: Ulan-Ude. Pop: 981 000 (2002). Area: 351 300 sq km (135 608 sq miles)
  • butterfly chair — a lightweight chair consisting of a piece of canvas, leather, etc. slung from a framework of metal bars
  • cadmium sulfate — a water-soluble compound, CdSO 4 , of colorless crystals, used as an antiseptic.
  • cafeteria-style — set up to allow a variety of choices.
  • calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
  • calcined baryta — baryta (def 1).
  • calcined-baryta — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
  • calcium citrate — the calcium salt of citric acid, used as a food additive
  • calcium lactate — a salt of lactic acid. Formula: Ca(C3H5O3)2·5H2O
  • calcium nitrate — a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO 3) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives.
  • calcium oxalate — a white, crystalline powder, CaC 2 O 4 , insoluble in water, used in making oxalic acid.
  • calcium sulfate — Calcium sulfate is a white crystalline salt, used as a tablet diluent.
  • calculated risk — a chance of failure, the probability of which is estimated before some action is undertaken.
  • calendarization — the process of calendarizing
  • calf diphtheria — a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough
  • call into being — to create
  • calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
  • camelot library — (library)  
  • camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
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