15-letter words containing i, c, e, b, a
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- 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
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- ineffaceability — Quality of being ineffaceable.
- ineradicability — the quality of being ineradicable
- inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
- inexcusableness — The quality of being inexcusable.
- inexplicability — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- inextricability — The condition of being inextricable.
- inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
- interambulacral — relating to, or situated between, interambulacra
- interambulacrum — the area between two of an echinoderm's ambulacra
- interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- intracerebrally — Within the cerebrum.
- intractableness — The state of being intractable; intractability.
- irreconcileable — Alternative spelling of irreconcilable.
- irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
- jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.