15-letter words containing c, i, b, a
- microsoft basic — (language) (MS-BASIC) A dialect of BASIC from Microsoft, originally developed by Bill Gates in a garage back in the CP/M days. It was originally known as GWBasic, then QBASIC and finally MS-BASIC. When the MS-DOS operating system came out, it incorporated the GWBASIC.EXE or BASICA.EXE interpreters. GWBASIC ("Gee Whiz") incorporated graphics and a screen editor and was compatible with earlier BASICs. QBASIC was more sophisticated. Version 4.5 had a full screen editor, debugger and compiler. The compiler could also produce executable files but to run these a utility program (BRUN44.EXE) had to be present. Thus source code could be kept private. From DOS 5.0 or 6.0 onward, MS-BASIC was standard. Version 1.1 produced stand-alone executables and could display graphics.
- mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- nanofabrication — the design and manufacture of products and structures, especially electronic devices, with dimensions measured in nanometers.
- nathaniel bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
- necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
- nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
- nitric bacteria — bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates in the soil
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
- nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
- not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
- obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
- objectionable-c — (abuse, humour, language) A hackish take on "Objective C". Objectionable-C uses a Smalltalk-like syntax, but lacks the flexibility of Smalltalk method calls, and (like many such efforts) comes frustratingly close to attaining the Right Thing without actually doing so.
- observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
- obsidional coin — siege piece.
- octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
- orthoboric acid — boric acid (def 1). Compare ortho- (def 2).
- orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
- parti québécois — (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- pick up the tab — If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
- pickaback plane — a powered airplane designed to be carried aloft by another airplane and released in flight.
- pickaback plant — piggyback plant.
- picture library — A picture library is a collection of photographs that is held by a particular company or organization. Newspapers or publishers can pay to use the photographs in their publications.
- piggyback plant — a plant, Tolmiea menziesii, of the saxifrage family, native to western North America, that produces new plants at the base of its broad, hairy leaves and that is popular as a houseplant.
- pinball machine — the tablelike, usually coin-operated machine on which pinball is played.
- pitch blackness — extreme darkness; lack of light
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- polysyllabicism — a polysyllabic style
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.