8-letter words containing s, b
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimbashi — a Turkish military official
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- bimester — a period of two months
- binaries — binary file
- binarism — the state of being binary
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- bioassay — a method of determining the concentration, activity, or effect of a change to substance by testing its effect on a living organism and comparing this with the activity of an agreed standard
- biolysis — the death and dissolution of a living organism
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biopsied — the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- biosolid — relating to residue from treated sewage
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- biphasic — having two phases
- biramous — divided into two parts, as the appendages of crustaceans
- birdseed — Birdseed is seeds that you give to birds as food.
- birdseye — Clarence1886-1956; U.S. inventor of methods of quick-freezing foods
- birdshot — small pellets designed for shooting birds
- birdsong — Birdsong is the sound of a bird or birds calling in a way which sounds musical.
- biscotti — hard, plain, bar-shaped cookies containing almonds or hazelnuts
- biscotto — a thin Italian biscuit
- biscuity — tasting or smelling of biscuit
- bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
- biserial — in two rows
- bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- bistable — having two stable states
- bistoury — a long surgical knife with a narrow blade
- bit mask — (programming) A pattern of binary values which is combined with some value using bitwise AND with the result that bits in the value in positions where the mask is zero are also set to zero. For example, if, in C, we want to test if bits 0 or 2 of x are set, we can write int mask = 5; /* binary 101 */ if (x & mask) ... A bit mask might also be used to set certain bits using bitwise OR, or to invert them using bitwise exclusive OR.
- bitstock — the handle or stock of a tool into which a drilling bit is fixed
- bjornson — Björnstjerne [byœrn-styer-nuh] /ˈbyœrnˌstyɛr nə/ (Show IPA), 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, novelist, and playwright: Nobel Prize 1903.
- bjørnson — Bjørnstjerne (ˈbjɜːnstjɛənə; Norwegian ˈbjørnstjernə). 1832–1910, Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist, theatre director, and newspaper editor; mainly remembered for social dramas, such as The Bankrupt (1875): Nobel prize for literature 1903
- blackest — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- blandest — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- blandish — to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- blastema — a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
- blasting — a distortion of sound caused by overloading certain components of a radio system
- blastoff — Blastoff is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space.
- blastoid — a type of extinct echinoderm, which can be found in fossil form in regions of North America
- blastoma — a tumour composed of embryonic tissue that has not yet developed a specialized function
- blastula — an early form of an animal embryo that develops from a morula, consisting of a sphere of cells with a central cavity
- bleakest — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleakish — quite pale
- blesbuck — blesbok.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.