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11-letter words containing t, a, i, e, b

  • static tube — a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.
  • stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
  • stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
  • stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
  • strike back — retaliate
  • string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
  • sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
  • subadditive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
  • subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
  • subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
  • subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
  • subirrigate — to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.
  • subitaneous — sudden
  • subliteracy — below average literacy
  • subliterary — not intended as literature
  • subliterate — less than fully literate.
  • submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
  • submittable — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • substantive — a noun.
  • subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
  • subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
  • suburbanite — a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
  • subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
  • sustainable — capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below.
  • sweet basil — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • syllabicate — to syllabify.
  • tabefaction — the process of tabefying
  • table linen — tablecloths, napkins, etc., used in setting a table.
  • taboparesis — the occurrence of two conditions (general paresis and tabes dorsalis) at the same time
  • tabularised — to tabulate.
  • tabularized — to tabulate.
  • tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
  • tanning bed — a boxlike bed having a hinged cover and equipped with sunlamps to produce a suntan.
  • taphephobia — an abnormal fear of being buried alive.
  • tea biscuit — a small, round, soft biscuit, usually shortened and sweetened.
  • tectibranch — a mollusc of the suborder Tectibranchia (or Tectibranchiata) (order: Opisthobranchia) which includes the sea slugs and sea hares
  • telebanking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services by means of a computer network
  • tempolabile — changing irregularly with time
  • tennis ball — a hollow ball used in tennis, made of rubber with a fuzzy covering of woven Dacron, nylon, or wool.
  • terbutaline — a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.
  • terebration — the action of drilling or puncturing
  • testability — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
  • the baptist — John the Baptist
  • the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
  • thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
  • tie-breaker — competition: sth that resolves a draw
  • timber yard — A timber yard is a place where timber is stored and sold.
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