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11-letter words containing b, e, c, r, u

  • mussel crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres maculatus, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of mussels.
  • necker cube — a line drawing showing the 12 edges of a transparent cube, so that it can be seen alternately facing in two different directions: an example of an ambiguous figure
  • obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
  • obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
  • obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
  • presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
  • procerebrum — (in certain invertebrates) the front part of the central nervous system
  • produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • purchasable — capable of being bought.
  • putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • quarterback — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
  • quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
  • racquetball — a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer ball.
  • recarburize — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
  • recruitable — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
  • recuperable — capable of recuperation
  • relubricate — to lubricate again or with new lubricant
  • res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
  • resubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
  • ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
  • rock beauty — a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
  • rubber duck — duck-shaped bath toy
  • rubefacient — causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
  • rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
  • rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
  • saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
  • sauce bercy — Bercy.
  • scaberulous — tending to be scabrous or slightly rough to the touch
  • scrub nurse — a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the surgically clean medical team handling instruments during an operation.
  • scuba diver — sb who dives underwater
  • service bus — a public bus with a regular route
  • source book — an original writing, as a document, record, or diary, that supplies an authoritative basis for future writing, study, evaluation, etc.
  • spruce beer — a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them.
  • sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
  • sub-charter — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
  • sub-culture — Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
  • sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • sub-surface — below the surface, especially of a body of water.
  • subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
  • subcellular — contained within a cell.
  • subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
  • subcultured — Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
  • subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
  • subliteracy — below average literacy
  • submergence — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
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