13-letter words containing b, i, o, a, c, t
- beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- beneficiation — the procedure of reducing ores
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- beta function — a function of two variables, usually expressed as an improper integral and equal to the quotient of the product of the values of the gamma function at each variable divided by the value of the gamma function at the sum of the variables.
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- 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.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
- biostatistics — the use of statistics to analyse biological data
- biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
- biotic factor — a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem: How do humans affect other biotic factors? Weather is not a biotic factor because it is not alive.
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
- blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
- block capital — a sans-serif letter with lines of uniform weight.
- boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- butanoic acid — kind of acid
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- capitate bone — the largest and central bone of the carpus, articulating with the second, third, and fourth metacarpal bones.
- carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- carbon dating — Carbon dating is a system of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon it contains.
- carbon tissue — a sheet of paper coated with pigmented gelatine, used in the carbon process
- carbon-tissue — paper faced with a preparation of carbon or other material, used between two sheets of plain paper in order to reproduce on the lower sheet that which is written or typed on the upper.
- carbonatation — saturation or reaction with carbon dioxide.
- carbonisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of carbonization.
- carbonization — Carbonization is a process in which a fuel is heated without air to leave solid porous carbon.
- carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- carburization — Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel.
- caribou inuit — a member of any of the Inuit peoples who formerly inhabited the Barren Lands of N Canada
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- catabolically — In terms of catabolism.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- circuit board — A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt