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11-letter words containing b, a

  • amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
  • amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
  • amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphibrachs — Plural form of amphibrach.
  • amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
  • amplifiable — Capable of being amplified.
  • anaerobiont — an organism that can live anaerobically
  • analphabete — illiterate person
  • anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
  • anchor ball — a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.
  • anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
  • anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
  • anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
  • androphobia — an abnormal fear of men; an aversion toward the male sex.
  • androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
  • anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
  • angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
  • anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
  • ankle biter — a child
  • ankle-biter — small child, toddler
  • annabergite — a rare green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated nickel arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2.8H2O
  • anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
  • annihilable — that can be annihilated
  • answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • answerbacks — Plural form of answerback.
  • antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
  • antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).
  • anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
  • anthophobia — an abnormal fear of flowers.
  • anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
  • anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
  • anti-rabies — an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
  • antibaryons — Plural form of antibaryon.
  • antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
  • antibiotics — Plural form of antibiotic.
  • antiblastic — antagonistic to growth.
  • antiboycott — opposed to boycotts
  • antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
  • antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
  • antichamber — Obsolete form of antechamber.
  • antifebrile — reducing fever; antipyretic
  • antifebrine — (pharmaceutical drug) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain.
  • antijacobin — opposed the political activities of the Jacobins
  • antiliberal — acting against liberalism
  • antiobesity — reducing or controlling obesity
  • antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
  • antitobacco — opposed to or acting against tobacco smoking
  • anzengruber — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1839–89, Austrian playwright and novelist.
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