11-letter words containing b, i, g, t
- gnotobiotic — (of germfree animals) inoculated with microorganisms of a given type.
- goldbeating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- gonimoblast — a spore-bearing filament in the carpogonium of red algae
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gratifiable — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- great basin — a region in the Western U.S. that has no drainage to the ocean: includes most of Nevada and parts of Utah, California, Oregon, and Idaho. 210,000 sq. mi. (544,000 sq. km).
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- gullibility — easily deceived or cheated.
- habituating — Present participle of habituate.
- halo blight — a disease of plants, characterized by small, necrotic leaf or fruit lesions surrounded by a yellowish, halolike band, caused by any of several bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas.
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- headbutting — Present participle of headbutt.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- hot-tubbing — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
- imbricating — Present participle of imbricate.
- immitigable — unable to be mitigated; not to be mitigated.
- immitigably — In an immitigable manner.
- incogitable — Not cogitable; inconceivable.
- inebriating — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- infatigable — (obsolete) indefatigable.
- intangibles — Plural form of intangible.
- interrobang — a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
- izetbegovic — Alija [ah-lee-juh] /ɑˈli dʒə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2003, Bosnian politician: president of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1990–96.
- jew-baiting — active anti-Semitism.
- job costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- kerb weight — the weight of a motor car without occupants, luggage, etc
- langbeinite — a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.
- late blight — a disease of plants, especially potatoes, celery, etc., characterized by spotting, blighting, and withering or decay of the entire plant, caused by any of several fungi, as Phytophthora infestans or Septoria apii.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- libertinage — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- lift bridge — a bridge having a section that can be lifted vertically to permit passage of boats beneath it.
- light bread — white bread.
- light table — a table that has a translucent top illuminated from below and is used typically for making tracings or examining color transparencies.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- make it big — If you make it big, you become successful or famous.
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- mating ball — a writhing mass of snakes, usually composed of a single female and 10 or more males attempting to mate with her.
- merit badge — an insignia or device granted by the Boy Scouts, worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
- misbegotten — unlawfully or irregularly begotten; born of unmarried parents; illegitimate: his misbegotten son.
- misdoubting — Present participle of misdoubt.
- mothballing — Present participle of mothball.
- nail-biting — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- navigatable — Navigable.