9-letter words containing b, i, f
- fabricius — Johan Christian [yoh-hahn kris-chuh n;; Danish yoh-hahn kris-tyahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish yoʊˈhɑn ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.
- fabrikoid — a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin
- fabritius — Carel [kah-ruh l] /ˈkɑ rəl/ (Show IPA), 1622–54, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- fabulists — Plural form of fabulist.
- faidherbe — Louis Léon César. 1818–89, French soldier and governor of Senegal (1854–65); founder of Dakar
- fair ball — a batted ball that both lands and settles within the foul lines in the infield, or that is within the foul lines when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that first lands within the foul lines of the outfield or would if it were not caught or deflected.
- fairbanks — Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.
- false rib — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- faribault — a city in SE Minnesota.
- faridabad — an industrial city in Haryana, N India.
- farm-bike — a motorcycle built for off-road travel
- fatigable — susceptible to fatigue.
- febricity — the state of being feverish.
- febricula — a slight and short fever, especially when of obscure causation.
- febrifuge — serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine.
- febrility — pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
- ferberite — a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO 4 , in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten.
- fiber pen — felt-tip pen.
- fiberfill — synthetic fibers, as polyester, used as a filling or insulating material for pillows, cushions, comforters, winter garments, etc.
- fiberglas — finespun filaments of glass made into yarn that is woven into textiles, used in woolly masses as insulation, and pressed and molded as plastic material
- fibonacci — Leonardo (leoˈnardo), also called Leonardo of Pisa. ?1170–?1250, Italian mathematician: popularized the decimal system in Europe
- fibrefill — a synthetic fibre used as a filling for pillows, quilted materials, etc
- fibrelike — resembling a fibre or fibres
- fibriform — of the form of a fiber or fibers.
- fibrillar — a small or fine fiber or filament.
- fibrillin — a glycoprotein responsible for the formation of elastic fibres in connective tissue
- fibrinoid — having the characteristics of fibrin.
- fibrinous — the insoluble protein end product of blood coagulation, formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin in the presence of calcium ions.
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fibroline — a yarn made from waste products at cotton factories
- fibrolite — sillimanite.
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- field bed — a small bed having an arched canopy on short posts.
- fieldboot — a close-fitting knee-length boot
- fightable — able or ready to fight
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- figurable — Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
- file band — an endless steel band to which straight lengths of steel files are attached, used on a band mill or band saw.
- film buff — a connoisseur of or expert on cinema and films
- filtabyte — (networking, hardware) An Ethernet controller card made by LRT based on the LANCE and SIA. It uses DMA. Its Ethernet address can be changed by software.
- filtrable — filterable.
- fimbriate — Also, fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
- fine-comb — to use a fine-tooth comb on.
- fire boss — a person who inspects a mine for the presence of noxious gases, dangerous roofs, and other hazards.
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- fireballs — Plural form of fireball.
- firebirds — Plural form of firebird.
- fireblast — A fiery explosion.
- fireboard — a board used to close a fireplace.