9-letter words containing b, e, a
- amberlite — various insoluble cross-linked polymers used in water-treatment processes and in pharmacy
- ambiently — In an ambient way.
- ambiguate — To make a situation or something more ambiguous.
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- ambrotype — an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper
- ambulance — An ambulance is a vehicle for taking people to and from hospital.
- ambulante — a portable tea table, used in 18th-century France.
- ambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of ambulate.
- ambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate.
- ambulette — a motor vehicle designed for transporting disabled people
- ambuscade — an ambush
- amebiasis — infestation with amoebas, esp. with a protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica) parasitic in the intestines or liver
- amebiform — That resembles an amoeba / ameba.
- amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
- amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- amissible — likely to be lost
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- amphibole — any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- anatabine — a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.
- angel bed — French Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Compare duchesse bed.
- angle bar — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle-bar — an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
- anklebone — the bone of the ankle; talus
- annoyable — Capable of being annoyed.
- ant tribe — (in China) a generation of young people who have migrated from rural areas to cities in large numbers
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- apex club — (in Australia) an association of business and professional men founded to promote community welfare
- appetible — desirable or capable of arousing desire
- apple bee — Chiefly New England. a social gathering at which apples are prepared for drying.
- apple box — an ornamental Australian tree, Eucalyptus bridgesiana, having heart-shaped juvenile leaves, large lanceolate adult leaves, and conical fruits
- appliable — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- apposable — capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
- approbate — to accept as valid
- aquaphobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of water
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- arabicize — to make or become Arab
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- arbalests — Plural form of arbalest.
- arbitrage — In finance, arbitrage is the activity of buying shares or currency in one financial market and selling it at a profit in another.
- arbitrate — When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
- arbitress — a female arbitrator
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.