13-letter words containing i, p, r, o
- basic process — Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- basidiospores — Plural form of basidiospore.
- bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- binary weapon — a chemical weapon consisting of a projectile containing two substances separately that mix to produce a lethal agent when the projectile is fired
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- biogeographer — a person who is knowledgeable about biogeography
- bird of peace — a dove.
- birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
- bishop's ring — a reddish-brown corona occasionally seen around the sun, caused by volcanic dust in the atmosphere.
- bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
- blood profile — a diagnostic test that determines the exact numbers of each type of blood cell in a fixed quantity of blood. Abbreviation: CBC.
- blood-profile — a diagnostic test that determines the exact numbers of each type of blood cell in a fixed quantity of blood. Abbreviation: CBC.
- boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- bodice ripper — You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
- bodice-ripper — a modern Gothic novel or historical romance, usually in paperback format, featuring at least one passionate love scene, characteristically one in which the heroine vainly resists submitting to the villain or hero.
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- book scorpion — any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions), esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc
- border police — the force in charge of policing a border
- boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
- braking power — the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- bromide paper — a type of photographic paper coated with an emulsion of silver bromide usually containing a small quantity of silver iodide
- bromocriptine — a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- brownie point — If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it.
- budget period — the time which a budget covers
- built-up roof — a usually flat or slightly sloped roof that is covered with a special material applied in sealed, waterproof layers.
- buprenorphine — an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- byte compiler — byte-code compiler
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
- campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
- cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
- caprification — a method of pollinating the edible fig by hanging branches of caprifig flowers in edible fig trees. Parasitic wasps in the caprifig flowers transfer pollen to the edible fig flowers
- carbolic soap — a disinfectant soap containing phenol
- carcinophobia — Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
- cardiographic — (physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carton-pierre — papier-mâché decorated in imitation of wood, stone, or metal, and chiefly used for ornamental statuary or decorative motifs.
- cartoon strip — A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story.