10-letter words containing i, b, m
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- biomimetic — (of a human-made product) imitating nature or a natural process
- biomimicry — the mimicking of life using imitation biological systems
- biomorphic — having the form of a living organism
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- birmingham — an industrial city in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, in the West Midlands: the second largest city in Great Britain; two cathedrals; three universities (1900, 1966, 1992). Pop: 970 892 (2001)
- birth name — the surname given a person at birth.
- bismuthine — an unstable hydride of bismuth, BiH 3 , analogous to arsine and stibine.
- bismuthous — of or containing bismuth in the trivalent state
- bit stream — a simple contiguous sequence of binary digits transmitted continuously over a communications path; a sequence of data in binary form.
- bituminize — to treat with or convert into bitumen
- bituminous — of the nature of bitumen, esp. with regard to its color and combustibility
- blacksmith — A blacksmith is a person whose job is making things by hand out of metal that has been heated to a high temperature.
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- blimpishly — in a blimpish manner
- blind-worm — a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis, related to the glass lizards.
- blithesome — cheery; merry
- bloomfield — Leonard. 1887–1949, US linguist, influential for his strictly scientific and descriptive approach to comparative linguistics; author of Language (1933)
- body image — an individual's concept of his or her own body
- boehmenism — the mystical doctrines or conceptions of Jakob Böhme.
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- bohemond i — ?1056–?1111, prince of Antioch (1099–1111); a leader of the first crusade, he helped to capture Antioch (1098)
- bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bomb aimer — a person whose job is to aim a bomb to be dropped from an aircraft
- bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bonamiasis — a disease affecting oysters, caused by the parasite Bonamia ostreae
- bonne amie — a good female friend.
- bookmaking — Bookmaking is the activity of taking people's money when they bet and paying them money if they win.
- bookmobile — a vehicle providing lending library facilities
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes
- borborygmi — a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.
- bottle imp — Cartesian diver.
- bottom ice — anchor ice.
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- bourbonism — support for the rule of the Bourbons, the European royal line that ruled in France, Spain, and Naples and Sicily at various times in the late 16th to early 20th centuries
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brahmanism — the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism, characterized by diversified pantheism, the caste system, and the sacrifices and family ceremonies of Hindu tradition
- brahminism — Brahmanism
- brain dump — (The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of information).
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.