13-letter words containing o, n, c, e, i, a
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriotoxin — any toxin that kills bacteria
- bacterization — subjection to bacterial action
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
- beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
- belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- beneficiation — the procedure of reducing ores
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- beta function — a function of two variables, usually expressed as an improper integral and equal to the quotient of the product of the values of the gamma function at each variable divided by the value of the gamma function at the sum of the variables.
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
- blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
- boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- boniface viii — original name Benedict Caetano. ?1234–1303, pope (1294–1303)
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- boron carbide — a black extremely hard inert substance having a high capture cross section for thermal neutrons. It is used as an abrasive, refractory, and in control rods in nuclear reactors. Formula: B4C
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- canton ginger — preserved or crystallized ginger of fine quality.
- capaciousness — capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
- 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.
- capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
- capitate bone — the largest and central bone of the carpus, articulating with the second, third, and fourth metacarpal bones.
- carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- carbon tissue — a sheet of paper coated with pigmented gelatine, used in the carbon process
- carbon-tissue — paper faced with a preparation of carbon or other material, used between two sheets of plain paper in order to reproduce on the lower sheet that which is written or typed on the upper.
- carboniferous — yielding coal or carbon
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carnot engine — an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.
- carolina wren — a large wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, of the U.S., having a musical call.
- carrie nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.