8-letter words containing b, c, e
- delbruck — Max. 1906–81, US molecular biologist, born in Germany. Noted for his work on bacteriophages, he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1969
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- die back — If a plant dies back, its leaves die but its roots remain alive.
- disbench — to remove (a barrister or judge) from the membership of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- eboracum — ancient name of York, England.
- ecbatana — an ancient country in W Asia, S of the Caspian Sea, corresponding generally to NW Iran. Capital: Ecbatana.
- econobox — a small vehicle that is basic and fuel-efficient and has no unnecessary extras
- educable — capable of being educated.
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- embraced — Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, esp. as a sign of affection.
- embracer — A person who embraces.
- embraces — Plural form of embrace.
- encumber — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
- evocable — That can be evoked.
- excubant — keeping watch; on guard
- face bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- face-bow — a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
- faceable — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facebook — A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals\u2019 photographs and names.
- febrific — producing or marked by fever.
- feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
- fencible — Capable of being defended.
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- flockbed — a bed with a mattress stuffed with wool refuse, shearings of cloth, or the like.
- forcible — done or effected by force: forcible entry into a house.
- gemsbuck — gemsbok.
- get back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- giveback — (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.
- gladbeck — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, W central Germany.
- glib ice — ice that is particularly smooth and slippery
- greyback — grayback.
- hackable — (computing) That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
- hobrecht — Jacob [jey-kuh b;; Dutch yah-kawp] /ˈdʒeɪ kəb;; Dutch ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Obrecht, Jacob.
- ice beer — beer brewed at subfreezing temperatures.
- ice blue — a very pale blue color.
- ice cube — a small cube of ice, as one made in a special tray in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator or by an ice-making machine.
- ice-blue — Ice-blue is a very pale blue colour.
- icebergs — Plural form of iceberg.
- iceblink — a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.
- iceblock — An ice block, a block of ice.
- iceboats — Plural form of iceboat.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- iceboxes — Plural form of icebox.
- icy blue — of a very pale blue colour
- imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.