13-letter words containing r, e, b, a, i
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- defibrillated — Simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate.
- defibrillator — A defibrillator is a machine that starts the heart beating normally again after a heart attack, by giving it an electric shock.
- defibrination — the act or process of defibrinating
- deformability — Deformability is the degree to which applying a force can make a particle or solid change shape.
- degradability — susceptible to chemical breakdown.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- designer baby — People sometimes refer to a baby that has developed from an embryo with certain desired characteristics as a designer baby.
- desirableness — The quality of being desirable.
- deterrability — the quality of being deterrable
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- diaz de bivar — Rodrigo [raw-th ree-gaw] /rɔˈðri gɔ/ (Show IPA), or Ruy [rwee] /rwi/ (Show IPA), Cid, The.
- dietary fiber — fiber (def 9).
- dietary fibre — fibrous substances in fruits and vegetables, such as the structural polymers of cell walls, consumption of which aids digestion and is believed to help prevent certain diseases
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- disagreeables — annoying things
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- disembarkment — to go ashore from a ship.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disintegrable — Capable of being disintegrated.
- disregardable — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- distributable — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- diversifiable — to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- dumb terminal — (hardware) A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
- east berliner — a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- ebola (virus) — an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- elgin marbles — a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- embryological — Of or pertaining to embryology.
- embryonically — In an embryonic way.
- emtricitabine — A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infection.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- ensign-bearer — a soldier whose responsibility was to carry a Company's ensign