11-letter words containing h, y, b
- bohr theory — a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation
- booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
- borohydride — any compound, such as sodium borohydride, which contains the radical BH4
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- breadthways — from side to side
- breathalyse — to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)
- breathalyze — If the driver of a car is breathalyzed by the police, they ask him or her to breathe into a special bag or device in order to test whether he or she has drunk too much alcohol.
- breech baby — a baby whose buttocks or feet are presented first during the birth process.
- breshkovsky — Catherine, 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary of noble birth: called “the little grandmother of the Russian Revolution.”.
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
- bryophyllum — a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae with the ability to produce plantlets on their leaves or floral stems
- bush lawyer — any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
- bush oyster — a bull's testicle when cooked and eaten
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- by the head — with the bow deeper in the water than the stern
- by the neck — (of a bottle of beer) served unpoured
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- cherry bomb — a powerful firecracker that is shaped like a cherry
- chickabiddy — a term of endearment, esp for a child
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- chuck-berry — Charles Edward Anderson ("Chuck") born 1926, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.
- cyberethics — Ethics in cyberspace.
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- delhi belly — illness resulting from food-borne parasites, esp as suffered by visitors to India
- demob-happy — feeling elated in anticipation of demobilization from the armed forces
- dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- embryopathy — (pathology) Any developmental disorder of an embryo.
- embryophyte — any of a subkingdom of plants, Embryophyta, that encompasses most land plants, such as trees, flowers and mosses
- erythorbate — erythorbic acid; a food additive used as an antioxidant
- ethnobotany — The scientific study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other uses.
- fashionably — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fishability — The quality or degree of being fishable.
- gopherberry — bush huckleberry.
- gymnophobia — An inordinate fear or hatred of being naked, and possibly nudity or nudists and naturists.
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- hard by sth — If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- hobbledehoy — an awkward, ungainly youth.
- hobbletehoy — Archaic form of hobbledehoy.
- hobby-horse — You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity.