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13-letter words containing b, r, o, c

  • bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
  • bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
  • bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
  • bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
  • bacteriostats — Plural form of bacteriostat.
  • bacteriotoxin — any toxin that kills bacteria
  • bacterization — subjection to bacterial action
  • bag of tricks — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
  • bandicoot rat — any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia, of S and SE Asia: family Muridae
  • barbary coast — coastal region of N Africa, extending from Egypt to the Atlantic, inhabited chiefly by Berbers and once (until early 19th cent.) dominated by pirates
  • barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
  • baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
  • barnacle code — (programming, humour)   Any piece of code (usually a static method) that has been appended to a class where it doesn't logically belong, due to a lack of anywhere else to put it.
  • baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • baroreceptors — Plural form of baroreceptor.
  • barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
  • basel accords — the three sets of rules, Basel I, Basel II, and Basel III, for regulating the banking industry, drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
  • basement-rock — the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the oldest stratified rocks in any region: usually crystalline, metamorphosed, and mostly, but not necessarily, Precambrian in age.
  • basic fortran — (language)   A subset of Fortran.
  • basic process — Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
  • batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
  • batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
  • bedroom farce — a light comedy about sexual relationships
  • bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
  • beta carotene — a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers
  • beta receptor — a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by certain adrenergic substances: such stimulation results in certain physiological responses, such as acceleration of the action of the heart and dilatation of the arteries supplying heart and skeletal muscles
  • beta-carotene — the most abundant of various isomers of carotene, C 40 H 56 , that can be converted by the body to vitamin A.
  • beta-receptor — a site on a cell, as of the heart, that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls heartbeat and heart contractability, vasodilation, smooth muscle inhibition, and other physiological processes.
  • beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
  • bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
  • 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
  • bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
  • bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
  • biotic factor — a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem: How do humans affect other biotic factors? Weather is not a biotic factor because it is not alive.
  • bird of peace — a dove.
  • birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
  • black country — a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.
  • black hickory — a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
  • block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
  • block letters — Block letters are the same as block capitals.
  • block release — the release of industrial trainees from work for study at a college for several weeks
  • blood product — a pharmaceutical product made from blood, such as Factor VIII
  • bloodcurdling — terrifying; horrifying
  • bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
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