14-letter words containing y, i, n
- binding energy — the energy that must be supplied to a stable nucleus before it can undergo fission. It is equal to the mass defect
- biocybernetics — the branch of cybernetics that deals with the control and communication systems of living organisms
- bird sanctuary — an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed
- blantyre-limbe — a city in S Malawi: largest city in the country; formed in 1956 from the adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
- blended family — a social unit consisting of two previously married parents and the children of their former marriages
- boarding party — group of officers or sailors who board a ship
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
- bonded-whiskey — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- bony labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- boundary rider — an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- brachypinakoid — the side parallel to the shorter horizontal axis in a crystal
- brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
- brazilian ruby — a light-rose spinel used as a gem: not a true ruby.
- breathtakingly — thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.
- britney spears — beers
- broken society — a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
- burying beetle — a beetle of the genus Necrophorous, which buries the dead bodies of small animals by excavating beneath them, using the corpses as food for themselves and their larvae: family Silphidae
- burying ground — a burial ground.
- business cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
- business reply — a form of mail, as a postcard, letter, or envelope, usually sent as an enclosure, and which can be mailed back by respondents without their having to pay postage.
- buying manager — The buying manager of a store is a senior employee whose job is to manage the purchase and delivery of products and supplies, maintaining stock levels.
- by acclamation — by an overwhelming majority without a ballot
- by appointment — If something can be done by appointment, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
- by implication — If you say that something is the case by implication, you mean that a statement, event, or situation implies that it is the case.
- byzantine rite — the rite of the Greek Orthodox Church and of certain Uniat churches, observed in the Greek language.
- call into play — to begin to operate
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- canary islands — a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the NW coast of Africa, forming an Autonomous Community of Spain. Capital: Las Palmas. Pop: 1 944 700 (2003 est)
- carrying place — portage (def 3).
- caucasian lily — a tall lily plant, Lilium monadelphum, having large, fragrant, drooping golden-yellow flowers.
- cayman islands — three coral islands in the Caribbean Sea northwest of Jamaica: a dependency of Jamaica until 1962, now a UK Overseas Territory. Capital: George Town. Pop: 53 737 (2013 est). Area: about 260 sq km (100 sq miles)
- chantilly lace — a delicate ornamental lace
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- chemosynthesis — the formation of organic material by certain bacteria using energy derived from simple chemical reactions
- chemosynthetic — That utilizes chemosynthesis.
- cherry-picking — to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
- cheyenne river — a river flowing NE from E Wyoming to the Missouri River in South Dakota. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chlorcyclizine — an antihistamine, C18H21ClN2, used for treating allergies
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- christian year — a year in the ecclesiastical calendar, used especially in reference to the various feast days and special seasons.
- chromodynamics — a theory that describes how gluons and their forces bind quarks together to form protons, neutrons, etc.
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.