13-letter words containing b, i, t, r
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- sorbitization — the act of sorbitizing
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- strikebreaker — a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.
- string bikini — a skimpy bikini having often a triangular covering part held in place by narrow, string-like ties
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
- submillimeter — less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.
- submillimetre — a microscopic division of a millimetre
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- survivability — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
- table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tailorability — capable of being made into clothing: tailorable fabrics.
- terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
- thereinbefore — before that
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.