12-letter words containing i, b, c
- bicycle bell — a bell attached to a bicycle, used to warn others on the road
- bicycle clip — one of a pair of clips worn around the ankles by cyclists to keep the trousers tight and out of the chain
- bicycle kick — a kick in which a player throws himself into the air feet first, then kicks the ball backward over his own head
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- bicycle pump — a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle
- bicycle race — cycling (def 2).
- bicycle rack — a metal frame for securing bicycles when they are not in use
- bicycle shed — a shed for bicycle storage
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bid defiance — to resist boldly
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bifunctional — having two functions
- biker jacket — a short, close-fitting leather jacket with zips and studs, often worn by motorcyclists
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
- billow cloud — a cloud consisting of broad, parallel bands oriented perpendicularly to the wind.
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- binary color — secondary color.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biocorrosion — corrosion caused by or enhanced by bacteria or other microorganisms; biologically induced corrosion.
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biologically — pertaining to biology.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosociology — the study of the evolution of social forms and the development of social behavior in terms analogous to or correlated with biological studies.
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
- bird fancier — a person who keeps, breeds, or sells birds
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birth defect — an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biscayne bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.
- biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
- bishop's-cap — any of a genus (Mitella) of small woodland plants of the saxifrage family, with two-lobed seedcases shaped like a bishop's hat
- bismarck sea — an arm of the Pacific Ocean north of New Britain and north-east of New Guinea