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13-letter words containing b, a, c, i, l

  • bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
  • bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
  • baggage claim — At an airport, the baggage claim is the area where you collect your baggage at the end of your trip.
  • balanced diet — a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.
  • balanced line — a transmission line in which the oppositely directed components are symmetrical with respect to each other and to the ground.
  • balancing act — If you perform a balancing act, you try to deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other.
  • balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
  • ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
  • balsam capivi — copaiba.
  • baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
  • baltic states — the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991
  • baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
  • baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
  • baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
  • basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
  • basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
  • bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
  • bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
  • 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.
  • beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
  • belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
  • beneficential — relating to beneficence
  • bengal quince — bael.
  • benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
  • beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
  • beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
  • bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • bibliological — relating to bibliology
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
  • biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
  • bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
  • biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
  • bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
  • bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
  • bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
  • bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
  • bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
  • biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
  • biocompatible — not rejected by the body
  • bioecological — the study of the interrelations among living organisms in their natural environment; ecology.
  • bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
  • biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
  • biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
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