9-letter words containing n, a, b, i
- albondiga — A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
- albuginea — (anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
- alienable — (of property) transferable to another owner
- ambiently — In an ambient way.
- ambitions — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- amphibian — Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
- anabantid — any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- anatabine — a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.
- ant tribe — (in China) a generation of young people who have migrated from rural areas to cities in large numbers
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antiblack — showing discrimination against Black people
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antibuser — someone who opposes busing
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- antiurban — opposed to the urban environment or urban life
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- asbestine — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbomania — the perceived indiscriminate and excessive use by the authorities of anti-social behaviour orders in dealing with people causing a nuisance to their fellow citizens
- ascribing — Present participle of ascribe.
- aubergine — An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.
- aurobindo — Sri (Sri Aurobindo Ghose) 1872–1950, Indian scholar and spiritual leader.
- avicebron — (Solomon ben Judah ibn-Gabirol) 1021?–58, Jewish poet and philosopher in Spain.
- babington — Anthony 1561–86, English conspirator, executed for organizing an unsuccessful plot (1586) to assassinate Elizabeth I and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- back link — (hypertext) A link in one direction implied by the existence of an explicit link in the other direction.
- back nine — the holes of a golf course numbered 10 through 18, regarded as a unit
- back pain — pain that is felt in the back
- back-wind — to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail.
- backprint — The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- bacterins — a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- bad thing — (jargon) (From the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalised, as in "Replacing all of the 9600-baud modems with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing". Opposite: Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and probably therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond.
- bada-bing — an expression used to suggest that something can be done with no difficulty or delay
- badgering — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- badinerie — a name given in the 18th century to a type of quick, light movement in a suite
- badminton — Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.