13-letter words containing b, i, f
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- midriff bulge — a roll of fat around your midriff
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- nimble-footed — able to move the feet agilely and neatly
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- nonbeneficial — Not beneficial; that produces no benefit.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- oeil-de-boeuf — a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
- office bearer — a person who holds an office, as in a society, company, club, etc; official
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- orbitofrontal — Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.
- osteofibrosis — loss of calcium from the bones, causing them to become fragile
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- preferability — more desirable.
- profitability — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- public office — position in government
- rabbit's foot — the foot of a rabbit, especially the left hind foot carried as a good-luck charm.
- ratbite fever — either of two relapsing febrile diseases, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minor and transmitted by rats.
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- refried beans — fried mashed beans
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- scabbard fish — any of several marine fishes having a long, compressed, silvery body, especially a cutlassfish, Trichiurus lepturus, of the western Atlantic.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- semi-flexible — partially flexible; involving or possessing some flexibility
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
- the beautiful — the quality of beauty
- thereinbefore — before that
- timber-framed — framed by exposed timbers
- to bear fruit — If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.