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11-letter words containing i, m, b, r, a

  • bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
  • beam aerial — an aerial system, such as a Yagi aerial, having directional properties
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
  • bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
  • bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
  • bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
  • binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
  • biomaterial — a synthetic material used in prostheses or the replacement of natural body tissues
  • biometrical — pertaining to biometry
  • bipyramidal — relating to a symmetrical structure consisting of two pyramids
  • bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
  • black maria — a police van for transporting prisoners
  • blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
  • bodhidharma — 6th century ad, Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism
  • boilermaker — a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
  • bokmakierie — a large yellow shrike, Telephorus zeylonus, of southern Africa, known for its melodious song
  • bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
  • boring clam — piddock
  • brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
  • braggartism — the activity of a braggart
  • brahmachari — a student of the Vedas, especially one committed to brahmacharya.
  • brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
  • branchiform — shaped like a gill.
  • brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
  • brandy mint — peppermint.
  • breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
  • brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
  • bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
  • brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
  • brith milah — the rite of circumcision on the eighth day after birth
  • bromic acid — a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO3
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
  • cambric tea — a hot drink of milk, sugar, and water or, often, weak tea
  • car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
  • carbamidine — guanidine.
  • carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
  • carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
  • carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
  • ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
  • cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
  • chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
  • chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
  • chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
  • circumbasal — surrounding the base.
  • columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
  • combinators — Plural form of combinator.
  • combinatory — combinative
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