9-letter words containing u, l
- bdelliums — Plural form of bdellium.
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beakerful — the amount of liquid a beaker will hold
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- beautyful — Misspelling of beautiful.
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- beclouded — Simple past tense and past participle of becloud.
- becquerel — Antoine Henri (ɑ̃twan ɑ̃ri). 1852–1908, French physicist, who discovered the photographic action of the rays emitted by uranium salts and so instigated the study of radioactivity: Nobel prize for physics 1903
- beelzebub — a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
- befuddled — confused, muddled, perplexed
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- beguiling — Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive.
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- bell buoy — a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy
- bell pull — a handle, rope, or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or servant's bell
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bemusedly — bewildered or confused: a bemused expression on his face.
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- bensulide — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 14 H 24 O 4 NPS 3 , used primarily to control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
- berkelium — a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est)
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C
- berzelius — Baron Jöns Jakob (ˈjœns ˈjɑːkɔp). 1779–1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the atomic and molecular weight of many substances
- betel nut — the fruit of the betel palm, chewed with leaves of the betel pepper by some Southeast Asian peoples as a mild stimulant
- betumbled — thrown into disorder
- bev curls — long locks of hair, considered to be typical of a certain kind of unfashionable male
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- bi-annual — occurring twice a year; semiannual.
- bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- bice blue — a medium or deep sky-blue color, duller than aquamarine or azure.
- bile duct — the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gall bladder to the duodenum
- bilingual — Bilingual means involving or using two languages.
- biliously — in a bilious or bad manner
- bilirubin — an orange-yellow pigment in the bile formed as a breakdown product of haemoglobin. Excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance associated with jaundice. Formula: C32H36O6N4
- bilobular — having two lobules
- bilocular — divided into two chambers or cavities
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- binuclear — having two nuclei
- biofouler — an animal that obstructs or pollutes the environment
- biofueled — running on biofuel
- bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- bismuthyl — Chemistry. the univalent group BiO + , occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- bisulcate — marked by two grooves
- bisulfate — an acid sulfate containing the monovalent negative radical HSO4
- bisulfide — disulfide
- bisulfite — an acid sulfite containing the monovalent negative radical HSO3
- black bun — a very rich dark fruitcake, usually in a pastry case