9-letter words containing b, n
- 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.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- amphibian — Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
- anabantid — any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anabranch — a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
- 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
- ann arbor — a city in SE Michigan: seat of the University of Michigan. Pop: 114 498 (2003 est)
- 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
- antiblack — showing discrimination against Black people
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- antiurban — opposed to the urban environment or urban life
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- archebanc — a bench or settle of the medieval and Renaissance periods, wide enough for several persons and having a seat with a chest beneath, arms at the ends, and a high back.
- asbestine — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbomania — the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders in dealing with people causing a nuisance to their fellow citizens
- ascribing — Present participle of ascribe.
- ash blond — a very light blond colour
- ash-blond — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- attenable — Alternative form of attainable.
- aubergine — An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.
- aurangzeb — 1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan (1658–1707), whose reign marked both the height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through the revolts of the Marathas
- aurobindo — Sri (Sri Aurobindo Ghose) 1872–1950, Indian scholar and spiritual leader.
- aurungzeb — Aurangzeb
- autobahns — Plural form of autobahn.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- ayub khan — Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)
- b horizon — the layer of a soil profile immediately below the A horizon, containing deposits of leached material
- b-s meson — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- b-setting — a shutter setting in which the shutter remains open until the shutter control is released
- babington — Anthony 1561–86, English conspirator, executed for organizing an unsuccessful plot (1586) to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne