10-letter words containing b, a
- bimaculate — marked with two spots.
- bimaternal — having the genetic material of two mothers but no father
- bimestrial — lasting for two months
- bimetallic — consisting of two metals
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- binational — involving two nations
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- bingo hall — a building owned by a commercial company in which bingo is played by large numbers of people
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- biobanking — the practice of creating large-scale repositories of human biological material (eg blood, urine, tissue samples, DNA, etc) designed to further medical research
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- biodegrade — to decompose (something)
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bioorganic — pertaining to the composition and biological activity of carbon-based compounds, especially those of laboratory rather than biogenic origin (contrasted with bioinorganic).
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- biowarfare — biological warfare.
- biparental — from two parents
- biparietal — relating to or connected to both parietal bones
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bipinnaria — a free-swimming starfish larva
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- biquadrate — the fourth power
- biratnagar — a city in SE Nepal.
- bird grass — rough bluegrass
- bird table — A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it.
- bird-brain — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.