13-letter words containing o, n, e, i, r
- astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
- aten asteroid — one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
- atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic number — the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
- audience room — a room for holding formal interviews or hearings.
- authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
- auto-injector — An auto-injector is a hypodermic syringe that you can use to inject yourself with a liquid.
- averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
- backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
- bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
- 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
- baking powder — Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven.
- banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
- bargain offer — something for sale at a low price
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- bass-baritone — a singer or voice in the bass range with baritone qualities
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- batting order — the sequence in which hitters will bat in a given game, determined in advance by the team manager.
- bazillionaire — (humorous) An incredibly rich person.
- be hard going — If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
- bearing sword — a large sword carried for its owner by a squire or servant because of its size.
- beehive round — an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding.
- benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
- bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
- bermuda onion — a large white or yellow onion with a mild flavor, grown in Texas, California, etc.
- bernoulli box — (storage) A high capacity storage device, Iomega Corporation's first popular product, that spins a mylar disk over a read-write head using the Bernoulli principle.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- bighorn-river — a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.
- bilinear form — a function or functional of two variables that is linear with respect to each variable when the other variable is held fixed.
- bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
- 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
- bioconversion — the use of biological processes or materials to change organic substances into a new form, such as the conversion of waste into methane by fermentation
- bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
- bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
- bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
- boarding fees — fees paid for boarding at a school
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- boiled dinner — a meal of meat and vegetables, as of corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, prepared by boiling.
- boiling range — A boiling range is the temperature range involved in the distillation of oil, from the start to the time when it evaporates.
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.