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16-letter words containing b, i, v

  • filterable virus — a virus particle small enough to pass through a filter of diatomaceous earth or porcelain, which will not pass bacteria: chiefly historical or an informal indicator of size, as synthetic membrane filters now permit passage of the smallest virus.
  • forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
  • galvanic battery — battery (def 1a).
  • give sb the slip — If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you.
  • granville-barker — Harley, 1877–1946, English dramatist, actor, and critic.
  • have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
  • have no business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
  • hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • inconceivability — (uncountable) The quality of being inconceivable.
  • incontravertable — Misspelling of incontrovertible.
  • incontrovertible — not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
  • incontrovertibly — not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
  • inconvertibility — The condition of being inconvertible.
  • indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • interconvertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
  • invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
  • irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
  • irretrievability — The state or quality of being irretrievable.
  • irreversibleness — The state or quality of being irreversible.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • non-availability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
  • non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
  • observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
  • observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
  • observationality — The property of being observational.
  • observer mission — a mission to an area of conflict in order to observe proceedings
  • orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
  • overexcitability — to excite too much.
  • oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
  • overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
  • random vibration — Random vibration is a type of forced vibration in which the motion follows no regular pattern.
  • relative bearing — the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
  • republican river — a river flowing E from E Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas into the Kansas River. 422 miles (680 km) long.
  • sabbatical leave — a year or shorter period of absence for study, rest, or travel, given at intervals (orig. every seven years) as to some college teachers and now to people in other fields, at full or partial salary
  • self-observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
  • substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
  • superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
  • to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
  • vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
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