20-letter words containing b, i, o, s, t, a

devil's bit scabious — a similar and related Eurasian marsh plant, Succisa pratensis
diisobutyl phthalate — a clear, colorless liquid, C 14 H 26 O 4 , used chiefly as a plasticizer for nitrocellulose.
disability allowance — an amount of money paid by the government to people who are unable to work because of a disability. This is a general term or, in the UK, a shorter way of referring to what is officially called the Disability Living Allowance
distribution channel — trade: retailer
district of columbia — a federal area in the E United States, on the Potomac, coextensive with the federal capital, Washington. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km). Abbreviation: DC (for use with zip code), D.C.
electoral boundaries — the way that a country or area is divided for the purposes of voting in an election
employer's liability — an employer's legal responsibility to pay damages to an employee who has been injured or who has contracted an illness because of the work he or she does
enabling legislation — legislation conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization
endorsement in blank — an endorsement on a bill of exchange, cheque, etc, naming no payee and thus making the endorsed sum payable to the bearer
equilibrium constant — The equilibrium constant is the ratio between the amount of reactants and the amount of product for a particular chemical reaction, used to calculate chemical behavior.
every bit as good as — You say that one thing is every bit as good, interesting, or important as another to emphasize that the first thing is just as good, interesting, or important as the second.
five-a-side football — a version of soccer with five players in each team
fontainebleau school — a group of artists, many of them Italian and Flemish, who worked on the decorations of the palace of Fontainebleau in the 16th century.
football hooliganism — the actions or behaviour of a football hooligan
for sb's delectation — If you do something for someone's delectation, you do it to give them enjoyment or pleasure.
forbidden transition — an electronic transition in an atom, molecule, etc, that is not permitted by electric dipole selection rules
how about something? — what is your wish, opinion, or information concerning something (or someone)?
in contact (with sb) — If you are in contact with someone, you regularly meet them or communicate with them.
information builders — Distributors of LEVEL5 OBJECT. Telephone +1 800 969 INFO.
integration by parts — Mathematics. a method of evaluating an integral by use of the formula, ∫udv = uv − ∫vdu.
isosorbide dinitrate — a coronary vasodilator, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 8 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of angina.
justifiable homicide — murder committed under extenuating circumstances
laboratory assistant — laboratory technician, lab assistant
laboratory diagnosis — scientific analysis of a disease
like a ton of bricks — (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely
mean something to sb — If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
membranous labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
miliary tuberculosis — tuberculosis in which the bacilli are spread by the blood from one point of infection, producing small tubercles in other parts of the body.
most significant bit — (MSB) Bit n-1 in an n bit binary number, the bit with the greatest weight (2^(n-1)). The first or leftmost bit when the number is written in the usual way.
no two ways about it — If you say that there are no two ways about it, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all about a particular situation or about how it should be interpreted.
nostalgie de la boue — a desire for or attraction to crudity, vulgarity, depravity, etc.
objective relativism — the doctrine that knowledge of real objects is relative to the individual.
on o's best behavior — If someone is on their best behavior, they are trying very hard to behave well.
operation barbarossa — the codename for Hitler's invasion (1941) of Russia
operational database — (database) A database containing up-to-date, modifiable data, in contrast to a decision support database.
pentobarbital sodium — a barbiturate drug used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic. Formula: C11H17N2O3Na
physical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
potassium bichromate — an orange-red, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , used chiefly in dyeing, photography, and as a laboratory reagent.
potassium binoxalate — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, poisonous solid, KHC 2 O 4 , that is usually hydrated: used chiefly for removing ink stains, cleaning metal and wood, and in photography.
potassium bitartrate — cream of tartar.
potassium-bitartrate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 4 H 5 KO 6 , used chiefly as an ingredient in baking powders and in galvanic tinning of metals. Also called potassium bitartrate, potassium acid tartrate. Compare tartar (def 3).
prohibited substance — a substance, such as a drug, etc, that is banned or forbidden by law or other authority
public administrator — an official of a city, county, or state government.
quantum bogodynamics — /kwon'tm boh"goh-di:-nam"iks/ A theory that characterises the universe in terms of bogon sources (such as politicians, used-car salesmen, TV evangelists, and suits in general), bogon sinks (such as taxpayers and computers), and bogosity potential fields. Bogon absorption causes human beings to behave mindlessly and machines to fail (and may also cause both to emit secondary bogons); however, the precise mechanics of bogon-computron interaction are not yet understood. Quantum bogodynamics is most often invoked to explain the sharp increase in hardware and software failures in the presence of suits; the latter emit bogons, which the former absorb.
quasi-stellar object — quasar. Abbreviation: QSO.
receivables turnover — A receivables turnover is a measure of cash flow that is calculated by dividing net credit sales by average accounts receivable.
reductio ad absurdum — a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead.
rocky mountain basic — (language) The BASIC language used by Hewlett Packard on their 680x0-based computers. Rocky Mountain Basic is good for interfaces to IEEE 488 controls and contains many mathematical and matrix functions. It has about 600 commands. Typical applications include automatic test stations.
royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
sailor's breastplate — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.

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