11-letter words containing b, e
- absentness' — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absorptance — a measure of the ability of an object to absorb radiation, equal to the ratio of the absorbed radiant flux to the incident flux. For a layer of material the ratio of the flux absorbed between the entry and exit surfaces of the layer to the flux leaving the entry surface is the internal absorptance
- abstainment — (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
- abstentions — Plural form of abstention.
- abstentious — an act or instance of abstaining.
- abstinently — in an abstinent manner
- abstractive — that abstracts or can abstract
- absurdities — Plural form of absurdity.
- abusiveness — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- accomptable — accountable
- accountable — If you are accountable to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your actions to that person.
- ace bandage — an elasticated bandage used to restrict blood flow to the site of an injury and so reduce inflammation
- acerbically — in an acerbic manner
- acetabulums — Plural form of acetabulum.
- acetobacter — any of several ellipsoidal or rodshaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Acetobacter, certain species of which are used in making vinegar.
- acid number — a number indicating the amount of free acid present in a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in one gram of fat or oil
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- active dbms — (database) A conventional or passive DBMS combined with a means of event detection and condition monitoring. Event handling is often rule-based, as with an expert system.
- address bar — the space provided (on a browser) for showing the addresses of websites
- address bus — (processor) The connections between the CPU and memory which carry the address from/to which the CPU wishes to read or write. The number of bits of address bus determines the maximum size of memory which the processor can access. See also data bus.
- addressable — possessing or capable of being reached by an address
- adsuki bean — adzuki bean
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- adverbially — of, relating to, or used as an adverb.
- advice boat — a fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat.
- adzuki bean — the brown edible seed of a leguminous plant, Phaseolus angularis,, widely eaten in China and Japan
- aelurophobe — ailurophobe.
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aerobraking — the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
- affableness — The state or quality of being affable.
- afterburner — a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases
- ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air bladder — an air-filled sac, lying above the alimentary canal in bony fishes, that regulates buoyancy at different depths by a variation in the pressure of the air
- air chamber — a compartment in a device or structure that is filled with air
- air turbine — a small turbine driven by compressed air, esp one used as a starter for engines
- air-breathe — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- alarm bells — If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
- albategnius — Latin name of Battani.
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- albendazole — An antiparasitic anthelmintic used especially against the larvae of tapeworms.
- albert nile — a river in NW Uganda: part of the upper Nile River.
- albertville — former name of Kalemie.
- albugineous — related to or resembling the white of an egg
- album cover — the front of the outer packaging of a record album, usually decorated and showing its title and the name of the artist
- albumenized — Simple past tense and past participle of albumenize.
- albuminemia — (pathology) The (normal) presence of albumin in the blood.