18-letter words containing b, i

corpus christi bay — a bay in S Texas, at the mouth of the Nueces River.
credibility rating — a supposed measure of how far a person can be believed or trusted
creme de framboise — a liqueur flavored with raspberries.
cumbrian mountains — a mountain range in NW England, in Cumbria. Highest peak: Scafell Pike, 977 m (3206 ft)
de bruijn notation — (language) A variation of lambda notation for specifying functions using numbers instead of names to refer to formal parameters. A reference to a formal parameter is a number which gives the number of lambdas (written as \ here) between the reference and the lambda which binds the parameter. E.g. the function \ f . \ x . f x would be written \ . \ . 1 0. The 0 refers to the innermost lambda, the 1 to the next etc. The chief advantage of this notation is that it avoids the possibility of name capture and removes the need for alpha conversion.
de-objectification — to present as an object, especially of sight, touch, or other physical sense; make objective; externalize.
debt consolidation — the process of taking out a new loan (often secured on one's property) in order to pay off a number of existing debts
debt restructuring — Debt restructuring is a method of organizing a company's debts in a different way in order to make the company more likely to be able to pay them.
decachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms.
deductive database — (database) A combination of a conventional database containing facts, a knowledge base containing rules, and an inference engine which allows the derivation of information implied by the facts and rules. Commonly, the knowledge base is expressed in a subset of first-order logic and either a SLDNF or Datalog inference engine is used.
deep-discount bond — a fixed-interest security that pays little or no interest but is issued at a substantial discount to its redemption value, thus largely substituting capital gain for income
deferred liability — income received in advance and carried forward as a liability until the associated goods, services, or benefits are delivered
demand liabilities — the assets of a financial institution that are demandable by depositors
dependent variable — a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value depends on that taken on by the independent variable
depository library — a library designated by law to receive without charge all or a selection of the official publications of a government.
desktop publishing — Desktop publishing is the production of printed materials such as newspapers and magazines using a desktop computer and a laser printer, rather than using conventional printing methods. The abbreviation DTP is also used.
devil's paintbrush — a perennial European hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) with leafless flower stalks bearing a cluster of orange-red heads: now a common weed in N U.S. and Canada
diabetes insipidus — a disorder of the pituitary gland causing excessive thirst and excretion of large quantities of dilute urine
diamondback turtle — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
didaskaleinophobia — The fear of going to school.
diethylstilbestrol — a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES.
disability pension — a pension paid to people who are unable to continue to work because of a disability
dispersible tablet — A dispersible tablet is a tablet that disintegrates in water or other liquid.
distinguishability — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
distributed eiffel — ["Distributed Eiffel: A Language for Programming Multi-Granular Distributed Objects on the Clouds Operating System", L. Gunaseelan et al, IEEE Conf Comp Langs, 1992].
distributed memory — (architecture) The kind of memory in a parallel processor where each processor has fast access to its own local memory and where to access another processor's memory it must send a message via the inter-processor network. Opposite: shared memory.
distributed system — A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. This is in contrast to a network, where the user is aware that there are several machines, and their location, storage replication, load balancing and functionality is not transparent. Distributed systems usually use some kind of client-server organisation. Distributed systems are considered by some to be the "next wave" of computing.
distribution class — form class
distribution curve — the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas.
distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dominican republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
double achievement — a representation of the arms of a husband beside those of his wife such that a difference of rank between them is shown.
double white lines — parallel white lines on a roadway, usually indicating a barrier to crossing
doubly linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains pointers to the next and previous elements in the list, thus forming a bidirectional linear list.
dressing table set — a set including a hairbrush, mirror and comb, often with silver backs
dried-fruit beetle — a small beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus, of worldwide distribution, that infests ripe, dried, and fermenting fruits, especially figs and dates.
drop in the bucket — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
eclipsing variable — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
electronic banking — the transfer of money between financial institutions through an exchange of electronic signals over a network
electronic mailbox — a device used to store electronic mail
elizabeth petrovna — 1709-62; empress of Russia (1741-62): daughter of Peter I
elizabethan sonnet — Shakespearean sonnet
embryonic membrane — any of several living membranes enclosing or closely associated with the developing vertebrate embryo, as the allantois, amnion, yolk sac, etc.
epstein-barr virus — a virus belonging to the herpes family that causes infectious mononucleosis; it is also implicated in the development of Burkitt's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease
escape sb's notice — If something escapes your notice, you fail to recognize it or realize it.
established church — a Church that is officially recognized as a national institution, esp the Church of England
establishmentarian — Adhering to, advocating, or relating to the principle of an established church.
exclusive brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren, which, in contrast to the Open Brethren, restricts its members' contacts with those outside the sect
exhibition killing — the murder of a hostage by terrorists, filmed for broadcasting on television or the internet

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