13-letter words containing i, n, t, a, b
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- dinoturbation — the effect or process of trampling and major disturbance to sedimentary rock layers caused by the movement of dinosaurs
- disembarkment — to go ashore from a ship.
- disintegrable — Capable of being disintegrated.
- disobligation — the state of being without obligation
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- dumb terminal — (hardware) A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- east berliner — a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin
- eating habits — the way a person or group eats, considered in terms of what types of food are eaten, in what quantities, and when
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- emtricitabine — A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infection.
- enumerability — The condition of being enumerable.
- equilibrating — Present participle of equilibrate.
- equilibration — The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium.
- equitableness — The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- estimableness — The quality of deserving esteem or regard.
- ethnobotanist — A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany.
- exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
- examinability — The quality or state of being examinable.
- exceptionable — Open to objection; causing disapproval or offense.
- excitableness — The quality of being excitable, excitability.
- expandability — (uncountable) The condition of being expandable.
- expansibility — The condition of being expansible.
- expendability — The state or quality of being expendable.
- extendability — Extensibility.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- fatigableness — the quality of being fatigable
- featherbrains — Plural form of featherbrain.
- febrifacients — Plural form of febrifacient.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- first baseman — the player whose position is first base.
- flabergasting — Present participle of flabergast.
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- fontainebleau — a town in N France, SE of Paris: famous palace, long a favorite residence of French kings; extensive forest.
- fooling about — the act of speaking or acting in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- globalisation — internationalisation
- globalization — the act of globalizing, or extending to other or all parts of the world: the globalization of manufacturing.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
- great britain — an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km).
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.