9-letter words containing i, b, e
- benne oil — the edible oil obtained from sesame seeds
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- bentonite — a valuable clay, formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, that swells as it absorbs water: used as a filler in the building, paper, and pharmaceutical industries
- benzamine — eucaine.
- benzenoid — similar to benzene
- benzidine — a grey or reddish poisonous crystalline powder that is used mainly in the manufacture of dyes, esp Congo red. Formula: NH2(C6H4)2NH2
- benzoline — unpurified benzene
- berberine — a yellow bitter-tasting alkaloid obtained from barberry and other plants and used medicinally, esp in tonics. Formula: C20H19NO5
- berdichev — a city in W central Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- berezniki — a city in E Russia: chemical industries. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergy bit — a small iceberg, somewhat larger than a growler.
- beriosova — Svetlana (svɪtˈlanə). 1932–98, British ballet dancer, born in Lithuania
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- berkshire — a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles)
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- bernstein — Leonard. 1918–90, US conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety (1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)
- berrylike — resembling a berry or berries
- bertillon — Alphonse [al-fons,, -fonz;; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns,, -fɒnz;; French alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- besiegers — to lay siege to.
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- beta iron — a nonmagnetic allotrope of pure iron stable between 770°C and 910°C
- beta line — beta (def 6).
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betsiboka — a river in central Madagascar, flowing NW to the Mozambique Channel. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- bettering — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- beveridge — William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain
- bevin boy — (in Britain during World War II) a young man selected by ballot to work in a coal mine instead of doing conventional military service
- bewitched — to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
- bewitcher — a person who enchants or bewitches
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- bi-endian — Silicon schizophrenia. Processors and other chips that have can be switched to work in big-endian or little-endian mode. The PowerPC chip has this ability, which allows it to run the little-endian Windows NT, or the big-endian Mac OS/PPC.
- bi-weekly — occurring every two weeks.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bice blue — a medium or deep sky-blue color, duller than aquamarine or azure.
- bicentric — having two centres