13-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r
- bacteriolytic — disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- bartholomew i — (Dimitrios Archontonis) born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.
- barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
- beetlebrained — stupid
- belligerently — aggressively
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
- bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
- bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blaze a trail — to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
- blister steel — steel produced from wrought iron by cementation in covered pots, having a blistered appearance because of the gases generated during the process.
- blood blister — a blister filled with blood
- blue verditer — either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer)
- blue whistler — blue norther.
- borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
- bottled fruit — fruit preserved in glass jars
- braillewriter — a machine, similar to a typewriter, for writing texts in Braille.
- brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
- bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
- brilliantined — treated with brilliantine
- bring to life — to bring back to consciousness
- bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
- bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
- british isles — a group of islands in W Europe, consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
- brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
- brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter