13-letter words containing b, i, c, o
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- post-cambrian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- prebiological — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- principal boy — the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman
- pro-celebrity — (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional players and celebrities
- probabilistic — Statistics. of or relating to probability: probabilistic forecasting.
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- psychobiology — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- public office — position in government
- public policy — the fundamental policy on which laws rest, especially policy not yet enunciated in specific rules.
- public school — (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- recalibration — the act or process of recalibrating something
- recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- republication — publication anew.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements
- rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
- scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- social phobia — a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations
- sonic barrier — sound barrier.
- space biology — exobiology.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subcommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- subconcession — the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument: He made no concession to caution.