11-letter words containing b, m
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- beta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex, occurring at a frequency of 13 to 30 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- betrothment — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- betsiamites — a river in E Quebec, Canada, flowing SE to the St. Lawrence River. 240 miles (386 km) long.
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- betweentime — the time between events; interval
- bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bibliomania — extreme fondness for books
- bicomponent — a fibre composed of two compounds
- bid welcome — to receive with cordial greetings
- biedermeier — of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality
- big diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bimetallism — the use of two metals, esp gold and silver, in fixed relative values as the standard of value and currency
- bimetallist — the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard.
- bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
- binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
- bindheimite — a mineral, hydrous antimonate of lead, resulting from the alteration of lead antimony ores.
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- bioclimatic — concerning the relations between climate and living organisms
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
- biomedicine — the medical study of the effects of unusual environmental stress on human beings, esp in connection with space travel
- 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.
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- biomolecule — a molecule occurring naturally in living organisms
- biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
- bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- bisymmetric — showing symmetry in two planes at right angles to each other
- bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
- black bream — a dark-coloured food and game fish, Acanthopagrus australis, of E Australian seas
- black cumin — a Eurasian herb, Nigella sativa, having pungent aromatic seeds used as a spice, but unrelated to cumin.
- black humor — a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.
- black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
- black maple — a tree, Acer saccharum nigrum, of eastern and central North America, having furrowed, blackish bark and yellow-green flowers.
- black maria — a police van for transporting prisoners
- black medic — a widespread weedy annual plant (Medicago lupulina) of the pea family, with small yellow flowers and black seed pods, sometimes grown for forage
- black metal — a type of heavy-metal music characterized by extremely nihilistic and satanic lyrics, a repetitive drum beat rapidly alternating betweeen the snare and bass drum (a blast beat), and the ghoulish make-up worn by performers (corpse paint)
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- black stump — a long way off
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- bladderworm — cysticercus