13-letter words containing t, i, b
- bend sinister — a diagonal line bisecting a shield from the top right to the bottom left, typically indicating a bastard line
- benedict viii — died 1024, pope 1012–24.
- benedict xiii — (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- beneficential — relating to beneficence
- beneficiation — the procedure of reducing ores
- benefit fraud — the illegal activity of claiming benefit payments which a person is not entitled to
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- benightedness — intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
- benjamin west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
- bering strait — a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- 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 globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- between times — at intervals, as between other events or actions
- betweenwhiles — betweentimes.
- bhagavad gita — a portion of the Mahabharata, having the form of a dialogue between the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna, in which a doctrine combining Brahmanical and other elements is evolved.
- bhagavad-gita — a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
- bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
- bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
- biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
- bicontinental — of, on, or involving two continents: a bicontinental survey.
- biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
- bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- bill of costs — a statement of the total costs that are the responsibility of a party to a suit or action
- bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
- bill-sticking — a person who posts bills and advertisements.
- billy the kid — nickname of William H. Bonney. 1859–81, US outlaw
- bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
- binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bio-terrorism — the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon
- bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity