10-letter words containing l, a, b, i, t
- bimaculate — marked with two spots.
- bimaternal — having the genetic material of two mothers but no father
- bimestrial — lasting for two months
- bimetallic — consisting of two metals
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- binational — involving two nations
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- biparental — from two parents
- biparietal — relating to or connected to both parietal bones
- bipedality — the quality of having two feet
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bird table — A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it.
- birth plan — a statement by a mother telling doctors and midwives how she would like her labour to proceed
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- bitch-slap — to strike (someone) with one's open hand
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- black diet — deprivation of all food and water as a punishment, often leading to death.
- black kite — a bird of prey, Milvus migrans, found in much of Eurasia
- black list — a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
- black site — a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government
- black taxi — a minibus used to transport workers from the townships to the city centres
- black titi — See under titi2 .
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- blacksmith — A blacksmith is a person whose job is making things by hand out of metal that has been heated to a high temperature.
- blanketing — a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blastodisk — germinal disk
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blind date — A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
- bloggerati — those considered to be important or influential in the world of blogging
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- blue giant — any of the large, bright stars having surface temperatures of about 20,000 K and diameters that are often ten times that of the sun.
- blue stain — a bluish discoloration of sapwood caused by growth of fungi
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- boucicault — Dion (ˈdaɪɒn), real name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot. 1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor. His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Octoroon (1859), and The Shaughran (1874)
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)