13-letter words containing b, y, d
- body-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points at the centers of the unit cells.
- booby-trapped — (of a building, vehicle, etc) planted with a booby trap
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- boron hydride — borane.
- boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
- boundary peak — a peak in SW Nevada, in the White Mountains, near the California border: highest elevation in Nevada. 13,143 feet (4006 meters).
- boundary scan — The use of scan registers to capture state from device input and output pins. IEEE Standard 1149.1-1990 describes the international standard implementation (sometimes called JTAG after the Joint Test Action Group which began the standardisation work).
- boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
- brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
- brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
- brandy butter — butter and sugar creamed together with brandy and served with Christmas pudding, etc
- brass foundry — a foundry that makes things from brass
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- buzzard's bay — an inlet of the Atlantic, in SE Massachusetts. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- by (all) odds — by far; unquestionably
- by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- currency bond — a bond payable in legal tender.
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- daily-breader — a commuter.
- day blindness — hemeralopia.
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- decasyllables — Plural form of decasyllable.
- deceptibility — the ability to be deceived
- deductibility — capable of being deducted.
- deely boppers — hairband with two bobbing antennae-like attachments
- defeasibility — capable of being annulled or terminated.
- defectibility — the ability to become defectible
- defendability — (uncountable) The condition of being defendable.
- defensibility — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- deformability — Deformability is the degree to which applying a force can make a particle or solid change shape.
- degradability — susceptible to chemical breakdown.
- delectability — The quality of being delectable.
- dependability — software reliability
- deployability — Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- designer baby — People sometimes refer to a baby that has developed from an embryo with certain desired characteristics as a designer baby.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- detectability — the quality of being detectable
- deterrability — the quality of being deterrable