11-letter words containing i, b, a
- absorptions — Plural form of absorption.
- 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
- abstracting — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- abstractive — that abstracts or can abstract
- abstriction — the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi
- absurdities — Plural form of absurdity.
- abu hanifah — 700–67 ad, Muslim theologian and teacher of jurisprudence
- abusiveness — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- acarophobia — a pathological belief that the skin is infested with mites or insects, often leading to self-mutilation in order to eliminate the infestation.
- acerbically — in an acerbic manner
- 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.
- addis ababa — the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft) above sea level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896. Pop: 2 899 000 (2005 est)
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adsuki bean — adzuki bean
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- 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
- 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
- agoraphobia — an abnormal fear of being in open or public places
- agoraphobic — Someone who is agoraphobic suffers from agoraphobia.
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- aibohphobia — (humorous) An irrational fear of palindromes.
- 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 waybill — a document made out by the consignor of goods by air freight giving details of the goods and the name of the consignee
- air-breathe — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- airboarding — a snow sport in which participants slide down slopes headfirst lying flat on an inflatable board
- airbrushing — Present participle of airbrush.
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- airwaybills — Plural form of airwaybill.
- alabastrine — a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- albategnius — Latin name of Battani.
- 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
- albumenized — Simple past tense and past participle of albumenize.