13-letter words containing b, o, c, i, n
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
- bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big-cone pine — Coulter pine.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bioconversion — the use of biological processes or materials to change organic substances into a new form, such as the conversion of waste into methane by fermentation
- bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
- biogeneticist — genetic engineering.
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
- birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- bitch session — a discussion in which people complain or gripe, usually about a shared experience: Their first date turned into a four-hour bitch session about their ex-spouses' lawyers.
- black diamond — coal (sense 1)
- black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
- blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
- block booking — the making of bookings for a number of people, or e.g. purchasing a number of seats in a theatre, concert hall, etc at the same time
- bloodcurdling — terrifying; horrifying
- boarding card — A boarding card is a card which a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- body stocking — A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers.
- bolting cloth — a sturdy fabric, usually of fine silk or nylon mesh, used chiefly in serigraphy, embroidery, and as a foundation fabric for wigs.
- bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
- bone-chilling — extremely cold
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- boniface viii — original name Benedict Caetano. ?1234–1303, pope (1294–1303)
- book scorpion — any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions), esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc
- booking clerk — A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets, especially in a railway station.
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- boron carbide — a black extremely hard inert substance having a high capture cross section for thermal neutrons. It is used as an abrasive, refractory, and in control rods in nuclear reactors. Formula: B4C
- bottlenecking — a narrow entrance or passageway.
- bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
- bouncing bomb — a bomb used by the RAF in World War II, designed to bounce along water
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bromocriptine — a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
- brown hickory — a North American hickory tree, Carya glabra
- butanoic acid — kind of acid
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- cannonballing — Present participle of cannonball.
- capitate bone — the largest and central bone of the carpus, articulating with the second, third, and fourth metacarpal bones.