13-letter words containing a, o, u
- autoprojector — (theory) A self-applicable partial evaluator.
- autoradiogram — autoradiograph
- autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
- autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- autotoxicosis — autointoxication.
- autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
- averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
- aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
- baba ghanoush — a thick purée of aubergines, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic, originating in North Africa and the Mediterranean
- back mutation — the reversion of a mutant to the original phenotype
- backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
- backgrounding — Present participle of background.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- balloon chuck — a lathe chuck having the form of a hollow hemisphere, for enclosing and holding small parts, as balance staffs of watches, so that only their ends are exposed.
- balsamiferous — yielding or producing balsam
- bang on about — If someone bangs on about something, they keep talking about it in a boring or annoying way.
- bank discount — interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
- bank of issue — a bank, as a Federal Reserve Bank, empowered by a government to issue currency.
- banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- bankrupt worm — a roundworm (genus Trichostrongylus) that is an intestinal parasite of birds and mammals, especially devastating to young livestock.
- barbarousness — The state or quality of being barbarous.
- barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
- barium yellow — a yellow, crystalline compound, BaCrO 4 , used as a pigment (barium yellow)
- baroque organ — a pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the baroque period at the time of J. S. Bach.
- barosinusitis — aerosinusitis.
- baryon number — the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons
- battle it out — If one group or person battles it out with another, they take part in a fight or contest against each other until one of them wins or a definite result is reached. You can also say that two groups or two people battle it out.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- be nuts about — to be greatly in love with
- be wild about — If you are wild about someone or something, you like them very much.
- beacon status — a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other
- beauteousness — The state or quality of being beauteous.
- beauty editor — the person in charge of a section of newspaper or magazine devoted to cosmetics, etc
- beauty parlor — A beauty parlor is a place where women can go to have beauty treatments, for example, to have their hair, nails, or makeup done.
- behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
- bermuda onion — a large white or yellow onion with a mild flavor, grown in Texas, California, etc.
- beta function — a function of two variables, usually expressed as an improper integral and equal to the quotient of the product of the values of the gamma function at each variable divided by the value of the gamma function at the sum of the variables.
- beta globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
- bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms