10-letter words containing b, i
- cyberknife — a laser surgery technique which uses a mobile robotic arm to target tumours, etc, more effectively than conventional radiotherapy
- cybernetic — the study of human control functions and of mechanical and electronic systems designed to replace them, involving the application of statistical mechanics to communication engineering.
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cytarabine — a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
- cytoglobin — (protein) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells.
- dagobert i — a.d. 602?–639, Merovingian king of the Franks 628–639.
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dating bar — singles bar.
- de broglie — Prince Louis Victor (lwi viktɔr). 1892–1987, French physicist, noted for his research in quantum mechanics and his development of wave mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1929
- deaf-blind — of or relating to a person who is both deaf and blind.
- dealbation — the process of bleaching or making white
- debasingly — In a debasing manner.
- debatingly — in an argumentative manner
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debilitate — If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
- debilities — Plural form of debility.
- debit card — A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately.
- debit side — The debit side of an account is the left-hand side.
- deblocking — Present participle of deblock.
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- debonnaire — courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- debriefing — A debriefing is a meeting where someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed.
- debris bug — a bug of the family Cimicidae found where vegetable debris accumulates and feeding on small arthropods like springtails: related to the bedbugs
- debt issue — a fixed corporate obligation, as a bond or debenture.
- debt limit — (in public finance) the legal maximum debt permitted a municipal, state, or national government.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- decembrist — a participant in the unsuccessful revolt against Tsar Nicolas I in Dec 1825
- deceptible — capable of being deceived
- deck cabin — a cabin on the deck of a boat from which the vessel is steered
- declinable — that can be declined; having case inflections
- decoctible — capable of being decocted
- deductible — If a payment or expense is deductible, it can be deducted from another sum such as your income, for example, when calculating how much income tax you have to pay.
- defeasible — (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
- defectible — having the ability to fail
- defensible — An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good.
- defensibly — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- defiberize — defibrate.
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- demand bid — a bid to which one's partner is obliged to respond.
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- demobilise — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- demobilize — If a country or armed force demobilizes its troops, or if its troops demobilize, its troops are released from service and allowed to go home.
- dendrobium — a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- derbyshire — a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- describent — (geometry) A generatrix.