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12-letter words containing i, b, r, a

  • bariatrician — a physician who specializes in bariatrics.
  • barium enema — an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal
  • barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
  • barium x-ray — gastrointestinal series: x-ray examination of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract after barium sulfate is given rectally (barium enema) or orally as a contrast medium.
  • barking deer — muntjac.
  • barking frog — a robber frog, Hylactophryne augusti, of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico, having a call like a dog's bark.
  • barley field — a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for growing barley
  • barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
  • barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
  • barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
  • barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
  • barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
  • barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
  • barrier reef — a long narrow coral reef near and lying parallel to the shore, separated from it by deep water
  • barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
  • barrow point — the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean
  • bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • bashkirtseff — Marie, original name Marya Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva. 1858–84, Russian painter and diarist who wrote in French, noted esp for her Journal (1887)
  • basic salary — base pay.
  • basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
  • basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
  • basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
  • basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
  • basque shirt — a knitted pullover shirt having a crew neck, long or short sleeves, and a pattern of horizontal stripes.
  • bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
  • bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
  • bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
  • bat printing — ornamenting of ceramics by means of an adhesive substance, as linseed oil, transferred onto the ceramic surface from a sheet of glue or gelatin, dusted with color, and fired.
  • bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
  • bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
  • bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
  • battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
  • battery fire — the firing of a battery of weapons
  • beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
  • bear in mind — to remember
  • bear witness — to give written or oral testimony
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
  • bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
  • bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
  • bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
  • beat the air — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
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