13-letter words containing ce
- berbice chair — large armchair with long arms that can be folded inwards to act as leg rests
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- 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-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.
- bib and brace — a work garment consisting of trousers and an upper front part supported by straps over the shoulders
- bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bird of peace — a dove.
- birefringence — the splitting of a light ray, generally by a crystal, into two components that travel at different velocities and are polarized at right angles to each other
- blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
- bodice ripper — You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
- bodice-ripper — a modern Gothic novel or historical romance, usually in paperback format, featuring at least one passionate love scene, characteristically one in which the heroine vainly resists submitting to the villain or hero.
- body-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points at the centers of the unit cells.
- boniface viii — original name Benedict Caetano. ?1234–1303, pope (1294–1303)
- bootlace worm — a nemertean worm, Lineus longissimus, that inhabits shingly shores and attains lengths of over 6 m (20 ft)
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- border police — the force in charge of policing a border
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- bosch process — an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of steam with carbon monoxide
- bounce around — to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall.
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- brace and bit — a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
- break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
- break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
- breast cancer — cancer affecting the breasts
- brussels lace — a fine lace with a raised or appliqué design
- bullace grape — the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine
- buoyant force — the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force (buoyant force) equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
- butyl acetate — a colourless liquid with a fruity odour, existing in four isomeric forms. Three of the isomers are important solvents for cellulose lacquers. Formula: CH3COOC4H9
- by any chance — You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
- cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
- car allowance — an amount of money that an employer gives an employee who needs to use his or her car as part of his or job
- car insurance — financial protection against loss as a result of an automobile accident or theft
- carol service — a service, held in a church around Christmas, at which Christmas carols are sung
- cash receipts — the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
- cause celebre — A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion.
- cause offence — If you cause offence or give offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.
- ceaselessness — the quality of being uninterrupted or not stopping
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cedar waxwing — a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
- cedarwood oil — an aromatic oil obtained from the wood of the red cedar and used in the manufacture of soaps, perfumes, and insecticides.