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13-letter words containing l, u, e, b

  • beta globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
  • bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
  • bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
  • bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
  • bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
  • birectangular — having two right angles.
  • bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
  • black quarter — blackleg (def 1).
  • black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
  • black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
  • blaenau gwent — a county borough of SE Wales, created in 1996 from NW Gwent. Administrative centre: Ebbw Vale. Pop: 68 900 (2003 est). Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
  • blame culture — the tendency to look for one person or organization that can be held responsible for a bad state of affairs, an accident, etc
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
  • blood glucose — Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar) in the bloodstream.
  • blood sausage — a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients
  • blue asbestos — a common name for the mineral crocidolite, a variety of asbestos found in Africa and Australia
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
  • blue grosbeak — a grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea, of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, the male of which is blue with two rusty bars on each wing.
  • blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
  • blue verditer — either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer)
  • blue whistler — blue norther.
  • blue-eyed boy — Someone's blue-eyed boy is a young man who they like better than anyone else and who therefore receives better treatment than other people.
  • body brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
  • body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
  • bonded labour — a system in which a person provides labour in order to pay off debts
  • bottled fruit — fruit preserved in glass jars
  • bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
  • bouillabaisse — Bouillabaisse is a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables.
  • bouillon cube — A bouillon cube is a solid cube made from dried meat or vegetable juices and other flavorings. Bouillon cubes are used to add flavor to dishes such as stews and soups.
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
  • bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
  • broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions
  • brussels lace — a fine lace with a raised or appliqué design
  • bubble column — A bubble column is a reactor in which a gas bubbles up through a liquid or slurry.
  • bubble memory — a method of storing high volumes of data by the use of minute pockets of magnetism (bubbles) in a semiconducting material. The bubbles may be caused to migrate past a read head or to a buffer area for storage
  • bûche de noël — a French Christmas cake made from a thin layer of spongecake that is rolled up and frosted so as to resemble a decorative Yule log
  • bucket ladder — a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land
  • bufadienolide — any of a family of steroid lactones, occurring in toad venom and squill, that possess cardiac-stimulating and antitumor activity.
  • buffalo berry — a shrub (genus Shepherdia) of the oleaster family, native to W North America, with silvery leaves
  • buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
  • buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
  • build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
  • building line — the boundary line along a street beyond which buildings must not project
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