13-letter words containing be
- bernoulli box — (storage) A high capacity storage device, Iomega Corporation's first popular product, that spins a mylar disk over a read-write head using the Bernoulli principle.
- beseemingness — a quality or state that is beseeming
- bespottedness — the state of being covered with spots or blemishes
- bessel method — a method of ascertaining position by the use of a map showing prominent features of the terrain and enabling one to sight through them to obtain a fix.
- best of breed — The best of breed is the animal that wins first prize in its section at a dog show.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bestsellerdom — the state or accomplishment of being a bestseller
- beta carotene — a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers
- 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 receptor — a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by certain adrenergic substances: such stimulation results in certain physiological responses, such as acceleration of the action of the heart and dilatation of the arteries supplying heart and skeletal muscles
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- beta-carotene — the most abundant of various isomers of carotene, C 40 H 56 , that can be converted by the body to vitamin A.
- beta-naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- beta-receptor — a site on a cell, as of the heart, that, upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine, controls heartbeat and heart contractability, vasodilation, smooth muscle inhibition, and other physiological processes.
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
- bethnal green — a former borough of London, England, N of the Thames.
- between times — at intervals, as between other events or actions
- betweenwhiles — betweentimes.
- bevelled edge — an inclined edge; one not at 90 degrees
- beverage room — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc, in which alcoholic drinks are served
- beverly hills — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles: famous as the home of film stars. Pop: 34 941 (2003 est)
- bewick's swan — a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base
- bewilderingly — extremely confusing: a bewildering schedule of events.
- beyond a joke — If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable.
- beyond belief — You use beyond belief to emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.
- beyond number — too numerous to be counted
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- binary number — a number expressed in binary notation, as 1101.101 = 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 + 1 × 2–1 + 0 × 2–2 + 1 × 2–3 = 13 5⁄8
- biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
- blair's babes — (in Britain) the female Members of Parliament elected as part of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government in 1997
- blue asbestos — a common name for the mineral crocidolite, a variety of asbestos found in Africa and Australia
- blue grosbeak — a grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea, of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, the male of which is blue with two rusty bars on each wing.
- bomber jacket — A bomber jacket is a short jacket which is gathered into a band at the waist or hips.
- borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
- bottomset bed — fine sediment deposited at the front of a growing delta
- bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
- boynton beach — a city in SE Florida.
- breast timber — wale1 (def 5).
- breast-timber — a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
- broccoli rabe — a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo, of which the slightly bitter, dark-green leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.
- buffalo berry — a shrub (genus Shepherdia) of the oleaster family, native to W North America, with silvery leaves
- bumblebeefish — any of several gobies of the genus Brachygobius, inhabiting waters of the Malay Archipelago and having brown and yellow bands on the body that resemble the markings of a bumblebee.
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- cap and bells — the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
- captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
- carbenicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
- caribbean sea — an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America. Area: 2 718 200 sq km (1 049 500 sq miles)