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13-letter words containing b, o, r, n, t

  • beta-carotene — the most abundant of various isomers of carotene, C 40 H 56 , that can be converted by the body to vitamin A.
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • big brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
  • bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
  • bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
  • bird dismount — Hecht1 (def 1).
  • birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
  • birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
  • birthing room — a section of a hospital or an outpatient facility set aside and equipped for childbirth and usually simulating a home environment in which family members or friends may be present during the delivery.
  • bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
  • bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  • black country — a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • 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
  • board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
  • body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
  • body-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points at the centers of the unit cells.
  • bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
  • bonfire night — Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night.
  • borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
  • boron nitride — a white inert crystalline solid existing both in a graphite-like form and in an extremely hard diamond-like form (borazon). It is used as a refractory, high-temperature lubricant and insulator, and heat shield. Formula: BN
  • boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
  • boston rocker — a type of 19th-cent. American rocking chair, having a curved wooden seat and a high back formed of spindles held in place by a broad headpiece
  • bottle-opener — A bottle-opener is a metal device for removing caps or tops from bottles.
  • bounty hunter — A bounty hunter is someone who tries to find or kill someone in order to get the reward that has been offered.
  • bounty jumper — in the U.S. Civil War, a man who accepted the cash bounty offered for enlisting and then deserted
  • bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
  • boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
  • bowman's root — an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
  • brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
  • break it down — stop it
  • bretton woods — resort in the White Mountains, N.H.: site of a United Nations monetary conference (1944) at which the International Monetary Fund was established
  • bridging shot — a shot inserted in a film to indicate the passage of time between two scenes, as of a series of newspaper headlines or calendar pages being torn off.
  • bring home to — to convince of
  • bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
  • bring to book — to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his conduct
  • bring to life — to bring back to consciousness
  • bring to mind — recall
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
  • 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
  • bronco buster — a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.
  • brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
  • brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
  • brownie point — If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it.
  • brutalization — to make brutal.
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