9-letter words containing i, n, b
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- bisontine — relating to bison
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- bissonata — a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- bit plane — (graphics) (Or "bitplane") The memory in a graphic display device which holds a complete one-bit-per-pixel image. Several bit planes may be used in conjunction to give more bits per pixel or to overlay several images or mask one with another. "Bit plane" may be used as a synonym for "bitmap", though the latter suggests the data itself rather than the memory and also suggests a graphics file format.
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bitternut — an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels
- bivalence — the semantic principle that there are exactly two truth values, so that every meaningful statement is either true or false
- bivalency — Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
- bivoltine — producing two broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths.
- bjoerling — Jussi [yoo s-ee] /ˈyʊs i/ (Show IPA), 1911–60, Swedish tenor.
- blazingly — in a blazing manner
- bleaching — to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
- blennioid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Blennioidea, a large suborder of small mainly marine spiny-finned fishes having an elongated body with reduced pelvic fins. The group includes the blennies, butterfish, and gunnel
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
- blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blind bid — an offer on the part of a big investor to buy a number of different stocks without knowing exactly which stocks are included in the package
- blind gut — cecum
- blind pig — speak-easy
- blindfish — any of various small fishes, esp the cavefish, that have rudimentary or functionless eyes and occur in subterranean streams
- blindfold — A blindfold is a strip of cloth that is tied over someone's eyes so that they cannot see.
- blindheim — Blenheim
- blindless — (of a window) not being fitted with a blind
- blindness — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blindworm — a legless lizard (Anguis fragilis) of the Old World; slowworm: it has very small eyes and a snakelike body that is usually brownish
- blinglish — a form of spoken English that blends British English with Black youth slang
- blinkered — A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude.
- blitz can — Military. jerry can (def 1).
- blitz-can — Also called blitz can. Military. a narrow, flat-sided, 5-gallon (19-liter) container for fluids, as fuel.
- block tin — pure tin, esp when cast into ingots
- bloodline — A person's bloodline is their ancestors over many generations, and the characteristics they are believed to have inherited from these ancestors.
- blow into — to arrive in or enter (a room, etc) suddenly
- blowiness — the quality or extent of being blowy
- blue line — either of the two blue lines, parallel to the goal lines, that divide an ice hockey rink into three zones
- blue nile — a river in E Africa, rising in central Ethiopia as the Abbai and flowing southeast, then northwest to join the White Nile. Length: about 1530 km (950 miles)
- blueliner — a machine for making blueprints
- bluepoint — a type of small oyster named after Blue Point, New York
- blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
- boat nail — a nail with a convex head and a chisel point.
- boatswain — a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
- bob-bling — a repeated, jerky movement; bob.
- bobby pin — A bobby pin is a small piece of metal or plastic bent back on itself, which someone uses to hold their hair in position.
- bodenheim — Maxwell, 1892–1954, U.S. poet and novelist.
- body-line — denoting or relating to fast bowling aimed at the batsman's body
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- boilingly — in a boiling manner
- bolection — a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels
- boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos