10-letter words containing i, b, m
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- embowering — Present participle of embower.
- embrittled — Simple past tense and past participle of embrittle.
- embrittles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrittle.
- embroiders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embroider.
- embroidery — The art or pastime of embroidering cloth.
- embroiling — Present participle of embroil.
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- endamoebic — relating to endamebae
- ensemblist — One who performs in an ensemble.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- examinable — Able to be examined.
- film badge — a badgelike device that, when processed, indicates whether a dose of radiation has been received: worn by workers subject to radiation exposure.
- fimbriated — Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
- firebombed — Simple past tense and past participle of firebomb.
- flame bait — (messaging) A Usenet posting or other message intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
- formidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- formidably — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- framboesia — yaws.
- fumblingly — In a fumbling manner.
- galliambic — of or relating to a metre consisting of four lesser Ionics, used by Callimachus and Catullus and imitated by Tennyson in Boadicea
- gambolling — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gamophobia — The fear of marriage.
- gombeenism — the practice of usury
- grumblings — Plural form of grumbling.
- gum arabic — a water-soluble, gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
- habiliment — Usually, habiliments. clothes or clothing. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
- hemerobiid — (zoology) Any insect of the brown lacewing family, Hemerobiidae.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- hemophobia — an abnormal fear of blood.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- hill climb — a racing event for motorcycles or automobiles in which competitors drive up a hilly course one at a time, the winner having the fastest time.
- hit bottom — the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal.
- hobohemian — Of, or pertaining to, a hobohemia.
- home birth — If a woman has a home birth, she gives birth to her baby at home rather than in a hospital.
- home-built — built at home
- homebodies — Plural form of homebody.
- homophobia — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophobic — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- humberside — a county in NE England. 1356 sq. mi. (3525 sq. km).
- humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- humblingly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humbugging — Present participle of humbug.
- hybridomas — Plural form of hybridoma.
- ibm 370esa — (computer, IBM) (Enterprise System Architecture) An IBM mainframe computer introduced in 1988. Successor to the IBM 370XA had enhanced access registers that allowed access to other forms of virtual memory. This enhancement allowed more data storage in main and virtual memory, reducing I/O operating and improving speed and efficiency. The IBM 370ESA was rebranded as the IBM390, and later as the zSeries.
- ignimbrite — a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz.
- image tube — an electron tube that receives a pattern of radiation, as infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray, on a photosensitive surface and reproduces the pattern on a fluorescent screen.
- imageboard — A type of Internet forum that revolves around the posting of images with minimal associated text.