11-letter words containing b, i, t, c
- bioelectric — of or having to do with electrical energy in living tissues
- bioethicist — a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- biokinetics — the study of movements of or within organisms.
- biologistic — relating to biologism
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biomimetics — the study and development of synthetic systems that mimic the formation, function, or structure of biologically produced substances and materials and biological mechanisms and processes.
- bipectinate — having both margins toothed like a comb, as the antennae of certain moths.
- biquadratic — of or relating to the fourth power
- birth canal — the passageway down which the fetus passes during birth
- biscuit tin — an airtight container for storing biscuits in
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
- bisociative — relating to bisociation
- bisymmetric — showing symmetry in two planes at right angles to each other
- bitter dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- bittercress — one of several perennial or annual plants of the genus Cardamine, that are related to lady's-smock, including hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta), a common weed resembling shepherd's purse, with which it is often confused: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- black light — the invisible electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum
- black shirt — a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- black witch — any of several large noctuid moths of the genus Erebus, especially the blackish E. odora (black witch) of Central and North America.
- blacklister — someone who blacklists
- blastematic — blastemal
- bleacherite — someone who sits in the bleachers at a sports stadium
- block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
- blue schist — a metamorphic rock formed under conditions of high pressure and relatively low temperature
- body cavity — the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
- bolt-action — (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
- boot-licker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- botanically — Also, botanic. of, pertaining to, made from, or containing plants: botanical survey; botanical drugs.
- box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- branch wilt — a disease of walnut trees, characterized by sudden wilting of the leaves, and cankers and discoloration of the bark and branches, caused by a fungus, Hendersonula toruloidea.
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- breadsticks — bread baked in long thin crisp sticks
- brecciation — the fragmentation of rock
- brick-built — made of bricks
- bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
- bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
- brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
- brood bitch — a female dog used for breeding.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- buck rabbit — Welsh rabbit with either an egg or a piece of toast on top
- bucket list — a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies
- bunch light — a light consisting of a group of small light bulbs mounted in a reflecting box.
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius