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13-letter words containing b, l, a, t, n

  • blaenau gwent — a county borough of SE Wales, created in 1996 from NW Gwent. Administrative centre: Ebbw Vale. Pop: 68 900 (2003 est). Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
  • blanketflower — a hardy flowering plant, Gaillardia aristata, that grows in the US
  • blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
  • blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
  • blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
  • boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • boots and all — making every effort; with no holds barred
  • borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • bowling match — a game of bowls
  • brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
  • brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
  • brilliant cut — a cut for gems
  • brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
  • brilliantined — treated with brilliantine
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
  • brutalization — to make brutal.
  • bull elephant — an adult male elephant
  • bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
  • cannibalistic — Cannibalistic people and practices are connected with cannibalism.
  • capstan table — drum table.
  • carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
  • carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
  • carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
  • carlton table — an English writing table of c1800, having curved rear corners and a top with drawers surmounted by a U -shaped section of drawers and cabinets, topped by a brass or ormolu gallery surrounding three sides of the writing area.
  • carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
  • collaborating — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
  • collaboration — Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
  • collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
  • combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
  • combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
  • combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
  • concelebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate.
  • concept album — an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
  • conditionable — able to be conditioned
  • confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.
  • confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
  • confabulatory — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
  • confiscatable — confiscable
  • congratulable — worthy of congratulation
  • conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
  • console table — a table with one or more curved legs of bracket-like construction, designed to stand against a wall
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