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15-letter words containing c, i, b, e

  • duchesse brisee — See under duchesse.
  • eight-bit clean — (software)   A term which describes a system that deals correctly with extended character sets which (unlike ASCII) use all eight bits of a byte. Many programs and communications systems assume that all characters have codes in the range 0 to 127. This leaves the top bit of each byte free for use as a parity bit or some kind of flag bit. These assumptions break down when the program is used in some non-english-speaking countries with larger alphabets. If a binary file is transmitted via a communications link which is not eight-bit clean, it will be corrupted. To combat this you can encode it with uuencode which uses only ASCII characters. There are some links however which are not even "seven-bit clean" and cause problems even for uuencoded data.
  • elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
  • electronic book — An electronic book is the same as an e-book.
  • eleutherophobic — afraid of freedom
  • embryologically — Regarding embryology.
  • endocannabinoid — An endogenous cannabinoid, that is one produced by the body.
  • endocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.
  • enterobacterial — relating to enterobacteria
  • enterobacterium — (microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
  • eta abstraction — eta conversion
  • eustachian tube — part of the ear
  • exchangeability — The condition of being exchangeable.
  • executive board — administrative committee
  • exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
  • extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
  • fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
  • fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
  • field ambulance — a mobile medical unit that accepts casualties from forward units, treating the lightly wounded and stabilizing the condition of the seriously wounded before evacuating them to a hospital
  • fine-tooth comb — a comb having narrow, closely set teeth.
  • fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
  • francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
  • gaelic football — an Irish game played with 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net
  • galactic nebula — a nebula in the Milky Way.
  • globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
  • haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
  • hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
  • herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
  • hibernicization — the process or act of making Irish
  • hobson's choice — the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative.
  • honeycomb tripe — a part of the inner lining of the stomach of the steer, calf, hog, or sheep, resembling a honeycomb in appearance and considered a table delicacy.
  • hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
  • humpback bridge — arched bridge
  • hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
  • hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
  • hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • iceberg lettuce — a variety of lettuce having a cabbagelike head of crisp leaves.
  • imperscriptible — not supported by written authority
  • imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
  • imprescriptible — not subject to prescription.
  • imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
  • in the abstract — When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
  • inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
  • incendiary bomb — a bomb that is designed to start fires
  • incentive bonus — an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • indefectibility — The quality of being indefectible.
  • indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
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