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13-letter words containing i, c

  • bcg (vaccine) — a vaccine prepared from an attenuated strain of the tubercle bacillus, used for immunization against tuberculosis
  • beanbag chair — a chair like a large beanbag covered with vinyl, fabric, etc. and filled with foam pellets, as of polystyrene, that shift about to fit one's body
  • beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
  • beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
  • benedict viii — died 1024, pope 1012–24.
  • benedict xiii — (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.
  • benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
  • beneficential — relating to beneficence
  • beneficiary's — a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
  • beneficiation — the procedure of reducing ores
  • benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
  • bengal quince — bael.
  • benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
  • berbice chair — large armchair with long arms that can be folded inwards to act as leg rests
  • best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
  • beta function — a function of two variables, usually expressed as an improper integral and equal to the quotient of the product of the values of the gamma function at each variable divided by the value of the gamma function at the sum of the variables.
  • beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
  • beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
  • bewick's swan — a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base
  • bib and brace — a work garment consisting of trousers and an upper front part supported by straps over the shoulders
  • bible college — an institution of higher education that specializes in Bible study, typically for the education of Protestant clergy
  • bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
  • bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • bibliological — relating to bibliology
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
  • biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
  • bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
  • biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
  • bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
  • bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
  • big-cone pine — Coulter pine.
  • bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
  • bill of costs — a statement of the total costs that are the responsibility of a party to a suit or action
  • bill-sticking — a person who posts bills and advertisements.
  • billing cycle — the schedule of recurrent times in any regular system of preparing or sending bills.
  • bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
  • bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
  • binary search — (algorithm)   A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
  • binding screw — a screw used to secure one thing to another
  • bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
  • biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
  • biocompatible — not rejected by the body
  • bioconversion — the use of biological processes or materials to change organic substances into a new form, such as the conversion of waste into methane by fermentation
  • bioecological — the study of the interrelations among living organisms in their natural environment; ecology.
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