9-letter words containing t, b, a
- best-ball — of, relating to, or denoting a match in which one player competes against the best individual totals of two or more other players at each hole
- best-case — being the best that can possibly be expected; optimal
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- beta cell — B cell (def 2).
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- beta test — beta testing
- beta wave — any of the electrical waves from the parietal-frontal regions of the brain, having frequencies from 13 to 30 hertz: a sign of mental activity and alertness
- beta-test — a test of a new or modified piece of computer software by customers who volunteer to do so
- betamaxed — (jargon) When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better marketed competition. E.g. "Microsoft betamaxed Apple right out of the market". The Betamex videotape standard lost to VHS.
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethphage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bethsabee — Bathsheba.
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- betsiboka — a river in central Madagascar, flowing NW to the Mozambique Channel. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- bhaktapur — a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.
- bharatiya — of or relating to India
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- białystok — a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795–1807) and to Russia (1807–1919). Pop: 315 000 (2005 est)
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bidentate — having two teeth or toothlike parts or processes
- bierstadt — Albert1830-1902; U.S. painter, born in Germany
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- bigotgate — an incident in the 2010 British general election in which the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, described in private a voter he had met as a ‘bigoted woman’ not realizing that his radio microphone was still on and that his comments were being recorded
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- bilabiate — divided into two lips
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- bile salt — a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
- bilineate — marked with two usually parallel lines.
- biliteral — consisting of two letters
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- bioactive — (of a substance) having or producing an effect on living tissue
- bioparent — a biological parent
- biopirate — a person who is responsible for biopiracy
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- biostable — resistant to the effects of microorganisms
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bipartite — consisting of or having two parts
- bipinnate — (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
- birdwatch — to watch birds