13-letter words containing i, b, a
- 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.
- 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)
- albizu campos — Pedro [pe-th raw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1964, Puerto Rican political leader.
- albumin color — (in textile printing) a color fixed to a fabric by an albuminous mordant.
- algebraically — of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- alphabetarian — a person learning, or studying, the alphabet
- alphabetiform — having similarities to letters of the alphabet
- alphabetizing — Present participle of alphabetize.
- aluminum book — (publication) Due to a technical screwup some printings of the second edition are actually what the author calls "yucky green". See also book titles.
- ambassadorial — Ambassadorial means belonging or relating to an ambassador.
- ambidexterity — ambidextrous ease, skill, or facility.
- ambidexterous — ambidextrous
- ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
- ambient noise — the level of the total noise in an area
- ambiguousness — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambimoustrous — able to use a computer mouse proficiently with either hand
- ambisexuality — the state of being ambisexual
- ambitiousness — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- ambroise pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- american bond — a brickwork bond having a course of headers between five or six courses of stretchers.
- aminobenzoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of aminobenzoic acid.
- amphiblastula — the free-swimming larva of certain sponges, which consists of a hollow spherical mass of cells some of which have flagella
- amphibologies — Plural form of amphibology.
- amphisbaenian — any of a legless, burrowing suborder (Amphisbaenia) of tropical reptiles (order Squamata) with a head and tail that look very much alike
- anaerobically — (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- analysability — the capacity of something or someone to be analysed
- analyzability — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- angora rabbit — a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair
- aniline black — the black dye obtained by the oxidation of aniline hydrochloride, used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton.
- anno hebraico — A.H.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- anti-abortion — opposed to abortion
- anti-antibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- anti-burglary — the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.
- anti-kickback — a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
- anti-roll bar — a crosswise rubber-mounted bar in the suspension of a motor vehicle, which counteracts the movement downward on one side when cornering
- anti-sway bar — antiroll bar
- antibacterial — effective against bacteria
- antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons