13-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- atrabilarious — Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
- bail bondsman — an individual or firm that lends bail money to defendants awaiting trial
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- balsamiferous — yielding or producing balsam
- banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
- basso rilievo — bas-relief
- basso-relievo — bas-relief
- be one's life — If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you.
- belongingness — the human state of being an essential part of something
- bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
- bibliogenesis — the art of producing and publishing books.
- bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- bielsko-biala — a city in S Poland.
- bielsko-biała — a town in S Poland: created in 1951 by the union of Bielsko and Biała Krakowska; a leading textile centre since the 16th century. Pop: 356 000 (2005 est)
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- bill of costs — a statement of the total costs that are the responsibility of a party to a suit or action
- bill of goods — a list of items for sale, consignment, shipment, etc
- biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
- biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- bishop sleeve — a full sleeve gathered at the wrist
- bishop violet — a reddish purple.
- 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
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
- blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
- blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
- bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
- blood blister — a blister filled with blood
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
- blow sky-high — to destroy completely
- blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- bollito misto — an Italian dish of mixed meats, as beef, chicken, sausage, and veal, simmered with vegetables and seasonings in broth.
- bomb disposal — Bomb disposal is the job of dealing with bombs which have not exploded, by taking out the fuse or by blowing them up in a controlled explosion.
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- bonin islands — a group of 27 volcanic islands in the W Pacific: occupied by the US after World War II; returned to Japan in 1968. Largest island: Chichijima. Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- bosman ruling — an EU ruling that allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee
- bouillabaisse — Bouillabaisse is a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables.
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- box jellyfish — any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, esp Chironex fleckeri, of Australian tropical waters, having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners
- brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.