10-letter words containing i, b, l
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biofouling — the degradation of an artificial surface by biological growth
- biofuelled — running on biofuel
- biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- biparental — from two parents
- biparietal — relating to or connected to both parietal bones
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- biquintile — the aspect of planets when they are at an angle of 144° to one another
- bird louse — any of an order (Mallophaga) of small, wingless insects with biting mouthparts, that live as external parasites on birds
- bird table — A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it.
- birth pill — a pill which prevents a woman from conceiving
- birth plan — a statement by a mother telling doctors and midwives how she would like her labour to proceed
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- birthstool — a specially shaped seat formerly used in childbirth.
- birtwistle — Sir Harrison. born 1934, English composer, whose works include the operas Punch and Judy (1967), The Mask of Orpheus (1984), Gawain (1991), Exody (1998), and The Minotaur (2008)
- bissextile — (of a month or year) containing the extra day of a leap year
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- bisulphide — a disulfide.
- bisulphite — a salt or ester of sulphurous acid containing the monovalent group -HSO3 or the ion HSO3–
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- bitch-slap — to strike (someone) with one's open hand
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- bitterling — a small brightly coloured European freshwater cyprinid fish, Rhodeus sericeus: a popular aquarium fish
- blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- black bile — one of the four bodily humours; melancholy
- black diet — deprivation of all food and water as a punishment, often leading to death.
- black disc — a conventional black vinyl gramophone record as opposed to a compact disc
- black iris — a painting (1926) by Georgia O'Keeffe.
- black kite — a bird of prey, Milvus migrans, found in much of Eurasia
- black list — a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
- black ring — a disease of grasses, characterized by black rings surrounding the stems and blighted seeds, caused by a fungus, Balansia strangulans.
- black site — a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government
- black taxi — a minibus used to transport workers from the townships to the city centres
- black titi — See under titi2 .
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- blacksmith — A blacksmith is a person whose job is making things by hand out of metal that has been heated to a high temperature.
- blainville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
- blanc fixe — barium sulfate
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blanketing — a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- blanquillo — any of several game fishes of the genus Caulolatilus, related to the tilefishes.