12-letter words containing i, u, r, e
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- archesporium — archespore.
- architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
- arenaviruses — Plural form of arenavirus.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- arquebusiers — harquebusier.
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulative — relating to articulation
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- attributable — If something is attributable to an event, situation, or person, it is likely that it was caused by that event, situation or person.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- austronesian — of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
- authorizable — able to be authorized
- auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
- autocritique — the examination of factors guiding one's thoughts, beliefs and actions; self-criticism
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
- baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- barbecue pit — a trench in which wood or charcoal is burned for barbecuing
- barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
- barium enema — an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal
- barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- basque shirt — a knitted pullover shirt having a crew neck, long or short sleeves, and a pattern of horizontal stripes.
- bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- beautifuller — (obsolete) Comparative form of beautiful.
- beauty strip — a narrow forest corridor left uncut alongside a road or body of water.
- begrudgingly — If you do something begrudgingly, you do it unwillingly.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism 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.
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- bella figura — a good impression; fine appearance
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- beurre manie — butterpaste.
- bezier curve — (graphics) A type of curve defined by mathematical formulae, used in computer graphics. A curve with coordinates P(u), where u varies from 0 at one end of the curve to 1 at the other, is defined by a set of n+1 "control points" (X(i), Y(i), Z(i)) for i = 0 to n. P(u) = Sum i=0..n [(X(i), Y(i), Z(i)) * B(i, n, u)] B(i, n, u) = C(n, i) * u^i * (1-u)^(n-i) C(n, i) = n!/i!/(n-i)! A Bezier curve (or surface) is defined by its control points, which makes it invariant under any affine mapping (translation, rotation, parallel projection), and thus even under a change in the axis system. You need only to transform the control points and then compute the new curve. The control polygon defined by the points is itself affine invariant. Bezier curves also have the variation-diminishing property. This makes them easier to split compared to other types of curve such as Hermite or B-spline. Other important properties are multiple values, global and local control, versatility, and order of continuity.
- bi-quarterly — occurring twice in each quarter of a year.
- biarticulate — having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.
- biauriculate — having two auricles or earlike parts
- billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
- billie burke — Billie (Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke) 1886–1970, U.S. actress.
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases