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14-letter words containing a, n, b, t, i

  • beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
  • beta-oxidation — a process by which fatty acids are degraded, involving oxidation of the beta carbons and removal of successive two-carbon fragments from the fatty acid.
  • bib and tucker — an outfit of clothes (esp in the phrase best bib and tucker)
  • biblical latin — the form of Latin used in versions of the Bible, esp the form used in the Vulgate
  • billy no-mates — a person with no friends
  • binary counter — (electronics, hardware)   A digital circuit which has a clock input and a number of count outputs which give the number of clock cycles. The output may change either on rising or falling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset input which sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter may be either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.
  • binding rafter — a timber for supporting rafters between their extremities, as a purlin.
  • binding strake — a very strong, heavy strake of planking, especially one next to a sheer strake.
  • bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
  • biocontainment — the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.
  • biodegradation — to decay and become absorbed by the environment: toys that will biodegrade when they're discarded.
  • bioinformatics — the branch of information science concerned with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information
  • bioregionalist — someone who believes in bioregionalism
  • bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
  • bipartisanship — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
  • bipolarisation — the act of bipolarising
  • bipolarization — the action of rendering something bipolar
  • bird sanctuary — an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed
  • birthing chair — a chair constructed to allow a woman in labour to give birth in a sitting position
  • bisphosphonate — any drug of a class that inhibits the resorption of bone; used in treating certain bone disorders, esp osteoporosis
  • black as night — totally dark
  • blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
  • blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
  • blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
  • blantyre-limbe — a city in S Malawi: largest city in the country; formed in 1956 from the adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
  • blaxploitation — a genre of films featuring Black stereotypes
  • bleeding heart — If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.
  • blind as a bat — having extremely poor eyesight
  • blind staggers — the staggers
  • blind stamping — an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf
  • block faulting — the process by which tensional forces in the earth's crust cause large bodies of rock to founder.
  • block mountain — a mountain produced by faulting and the uplifting of large blocks of rock
  • blood relation — A blood relation or blood relative is someone who is related to you by birth rather than by marriage.
  • blotting paper — Blotting paper is thick soft paper that you use for soaking up and drying ink on a piece of paper.
  • blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
  • boarding party — group of officers or sailors who board a ship
  • boatswain bird — tropic bird.
  • body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
  • bony labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
  • borrowing rate — the interest rate at which money may be borrowed, esp an official rate set by a central bank
  • botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
  • bottle gentian — closed gentian.
  • bottling plant — a factory where drinks are bottled
  • branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • brass farthing — something of little or no value
  • brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
  • breaking point — If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
  • breast implant — an object such as a sachet filled with gel introduced surgically into a woman's breast to enlarge it
  • breast-beating — public or ostentatious expression of guilt, remorse, or sorrow
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