11-letter words containing c, i, t
- back-stitch — stitching or a stitch in which the thread is doubled back on the preceding stitch.
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
- backlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlight.
- backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
- backside-to — backend-to.
- backtalking — Present participle of backtalk.
- bacteraemia — the presence of bacteria in the blood
- bacteraemic — containing, caused by, or pertaining to bacteraemia
- bacterially — In reference to bacteria.
- bactericide — a substance able to destroy bacteria
- bacteriemia — Bacteremia.
- bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
- bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
- bacteriuria — the presence of bacteria in the urine
- bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
- baitcasting — (angling) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure).
- ballicatter — (in Newfoundland) ice that forms along a shore from waves and spray
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- bambocciata — a genre painting of usually small size produced in Rome in the 17th century.
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- barycentric — Of or relating to the center of gravity.
- basic steel — steel produced by the basic process.
- bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
- batholithic — Containing or relating to batholith.
- bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
- batological — relating to the study of brambles
- batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
- battlepiece — a painting, relief, mosaic, etc, depicting a battle, usually commemorating an actual event
- beach drift — the drifting of sediments, especially marine sediments, in patterns parallel to the contours of a beach, due to the action of waves and currents.
- beatificate — (obsolete, religion) To beatify.
- beauticians — Plural form of beautician.
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- belize city — a port and the largest city in Belize, on the Caribbean coast: capital until 1973, when that function was transferred inland to Belmopan owing to hurricane risk. Pop: 53 000 (2005 est)
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- benactyzine — a crystalline drug, C20H25NO3, used to make tranquilizers
- benedict ii — Saint, died a.d. 685, pope 684–85.
- benedict iv — died a.d. 903, pope 900–03.
- benedict ix — died 1056? pope 1032–44; 1045; 1047–48.
- benedict vi — died a.d. 974, pope 973–74.
- benedict xi — (Niccolò Boccasini) 1240–1304, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1303–04.
- benedict xv — original name Giacomo della Chiesa. 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief
- benedictine — A Benedictine is a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community that follows the rule of St. Benedict.
- benediction — A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
- benedictive — relating to a benediction or blessing
- benedictory — of, giving, or expressing benediction.
- benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
- benefactive — of or relating to a linguistic form, case, or semantic role that denotes the person or persons for whom an action is performed, as for his son in He opened the door for his son.
- benefactrix — benefactress.
- beneficiate — to process (ores) through reduction