11-letter words containing i, t, o
- biconvexity — the characteristic of having two convex surfaces
- bicorporate — having two bodies
- bifoliolate — (of compound leaves) consisting of two leaflets
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
- big society — the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
- big-footing — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- billet-doux — a love letter
- bioactivity — any effect on, interaction with, or response from living tissue.
- bioaeration — the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration
- biocatalyst — a chemical, esp an enzyme, that initiates or increases the rate of a biochemical reaction
- bioclimatic — concerning the relations between climate and living organisms
- bioelectric — of or having to do with electrical energy in living tissues
- bioethicist — a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- bioindustry — an industry that makes use of biotechnology and other advanced life science methodologies in the creation or alteration of life forms or processes
- biokinetics — the study of movements of or within organisms.
- biologistic — relating to biologism
- biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biomimetics — the study and development of synthetic systems that mimic the formation, function, or structure of biologically produced substances and materials and biological mechanisms and processes.
- bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
- bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
- bird's-foot — a European leguminous plant, Ornithopus perpusillus, with small red-veined white flowers and curved pods resembling a bird's claws
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
- bisociative — relating to bisociation
- bit-robbing — in-band signalling
- bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
- bitter dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- blindstorey — a storey without windows, such as a gallery in a Gothic church
- block print — a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal.
- blood guilt — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloodguilty — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
- boatbuilder — A boatbuilder is a person or company that makes boats.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bodhisattva — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation
- body cavity — the internal cavity of any multicellular animal that contains the digestive tract, heart, kidneys, etc. In vertebrates it develops from the coelom
- body lotion — skin lotion for use on the body
- bogtrotting — the act of roaming over boggy areas, or living in boggy areas
- boiler suit — A boiler suit consists of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear it over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt while you are working.
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- bolt-action — (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
- bombilation — a humming or buzzing sound, for example that of a bee
- bombination — to make a humming or buzzing noise.
- bon appetit — enjoy your meal
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.