15-letter words containing y, e, t, i
- baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
- barycentrically — In a barycentric manner.
- basidiomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.
- bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
- battery farming — the activity of using batteries for raising poultry
- battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
- bayonet fitting — a type of fastening in which a cylindrical member is inserted into a socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- benefit payment — a payment of money by the government to people who are ill, unemployed, poor or who have children
- benefit society — an organization which, by means of dues, secures for its members certain benefits, such as life insurance, hospitalization, etc.
- benefits agency — an agency that handles the payment of benefits
- beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- bias (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
- bicycle touring — the activity of touring on a bicycle
- bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
- big bang theory — In astronomy the big bang theory is a theory that suggests that the universe was created as a result of an extremely large explosion.
- biogeochemistry — the science of biological, chemical, and geological aspects of the environment
- biting housefly — a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
- blessed trinity — Trinity (def 1).
- bo diddley beat — a type of syncopated Black rhythm, frequently used in rock music
- britneyfication — the effect on clothes and fashions of following the revealing styles favoured by the US pop singer Britney Spears (born 1981)
- buryat republic — a constituent republic of SE central Russia, on Lake Baikal: mountainous, with forests covering over half the total area. Capital: Ulan-Ude. Pop: 981 000 (2002). Area: 351 300 sq km (135 608 sq miles)
- butterfly chair — a lightweight chair consisting of a piece of canvas, leather, etc. slung from a framework of metal bars
- byzantine chant — liturgical plainsong identified with the Eastern Orthodox Church and dating from the Byzantine Empire.
- cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
- cafeteria-style — set up to allow a variety of choices.
- calcined baryta — baryta (def 1).
- calcined-baryta — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
- camelot library — (library)
- carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- cardinal system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to their positions relative to navigational hazards.
- category killer — a person, product, or business that dominates a particular market
- centrosymmetric — having symmetry with a central point
- chantilly-sauce — a town in N France, N of Paris: lace manufacture.
- charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
- chateau-thierry — a town in N central France, on the River Marne: scene of the second battle of the Marne (1918) during World War I. Pop: 14 967 (1999)
- chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- chimney-pot hat — a high silk hat; top hat.
- chiropterophily — Pollination by bats.
- cholecystokinin — a hormone secreted by duodenal cells that stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder and secretion of pancreatic enzymes
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- circumambiently — in a circumambient manner
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- coenzymatically — from a coenzymatic point of view
- coinstantaneity — the act of taking place at exactly the same moment
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commodity trade — trade in raw materials and food