12-letter words containing b, e, u
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- powerbuilder — (tool, database) A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- prepubescent — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- press bureau — an organization or a department whose function is press-agentry.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- presubscribe — 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.
- prime number — a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded: The integers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are prime numbers.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- pulverizable — that can be pulverized
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- purple beech — copper beech.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- recarburizer — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
- red mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- regular verb — verb that follows standard conjugation
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.