13-letter words containing b
- accrual basis — An accrual basis is a system of accounting where income is recognized before payment is received and expenses are recognized before they are paid.
- ace inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs, including captopril, enalapril, and ramipril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis of angiotensin: used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure
- acetabuliform — saucer-shaped, as the fruiting bodies of certain lichens.
- acetylbenzene — acetophenone.
- achievability — The state or condition of being achievable.
- achromobacter — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Achromobacter, found in soil and water.
- acinetobacter — a bacterium that causes infections such as pneumonia, particularly in people who have a compromised immune system
- acquirability — the attribute of being acquirable
- acrobatically — In an acrobatic manner.
- acrylic fiber — any of a group of synthetic polymeric fibers composed at least 85 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units and made into fabrics
- acrylic fibre — a textile fibre, such as Orlon or Acrilan, produced from acrylonitrile
- actinobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms
- actionability — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- active object — (programming) An object each instance of which has its own thread running as well as its own copies of the object's instance variables.
- adam's bridge — a chain of shoals in the Gulf of Mannar between NW Sri Lanka and SE India; ownership divided between Sri Lanka and India. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- adaptableness — The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
- adiabatically — in an adiabetic manner
- adjustability — ability to adjust
- adjutant bird — either of two large carrion-eating storks, Leptoptilos dubius or L. javanicus, which are closely related and similar to the marabou and occur in S and SE Asia
- administrable — able to be administered or managed
- admirableness — admirability
- admissibility — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- adumbratively — In an adumbrative manner.
- advantageable — being of advantage; advantageous
- adverb clause — a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.
- adverb phrase — An adverb phrase or adverbial phrase is a group of words based on an adverb, such as 'very slowly' or 'fortunately for us.' An adverb phrase can also consist simply of an adverb.
- advisableness — The state or quality of being advisable.
- advising bank — a bank that advises the intended beneficiary of a letter of credit that it has received the letter of credit, checks documents presented by the beneficiary with the issuing bank, and issues funds to the beneficiary
- aeroembolisms — Plural form of aeroembolism.
- affectability — the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- affectibility — The quality or state of being affectible.
- affordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- agreeableness — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- agrobacterium — A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
- agrobiologist — One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
- air ambulance — An air ambulance is a helicopter or plane that is used for taking people to hospital.
- air-breathing — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- aix-les-bains — a town in E France: a resort with sulphurous springs. Pop: 25 732 (1999)
- albert b fall — Albert Bacon, 1861–1944, U.S. politician: senator 1912–21; secretary of the Interior 1921–23; convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.
- albert edward — a mountain in SE New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 3993 m (13 100 ft)
- albert nyanza — Albert3
- albertosaurus — A giant fierce carnivorous tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur, of gemus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
- albizu campos — Pedro [pe-th raw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1964, Puerto Rican political leader.
- albumen paper — a printing paper coated with albumen, salt, and citric acid and sensitized with silver nitrate, used c1850–80.
- albumen plate — a flexible zinc or aluminum printing plate coated with a photosensitive compound, used in offset printing of usually fewer than 50,000 copies.
- albumin color — (in textile printing) a color fixed to a fabric by an albuminous mordant.
- alcohol abuse — the excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks
- algebraically — of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- allowable cut — the amount of a natural resource, as grain or oil, that may be harvested or taken from the earth within a specified period, as limited by law for conservation.