11-letter words containing ben
- benzonatate — a nonnarcotic substance, C 30 H 53 NO 11 , used as a cough suppressant.
- benzopyrene — an aromatic hydrocarbon, C20H12, found in coal tar, cigarette smoke, etc. and known to be a cause of cancer in animals
- but and ben — a two-roomed cottage consisting of an outer room or kitchen (but) and an inner room (ben)
- cross-bench — a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member
- dichlobenil — a nonselective preemergence herbicide, C 7 H 3 Cl 2 N, used primarily as a weed and grass killer.
- disbenefits — Plural form of disbenefit.
- east bengal — formerly a part of the Indian province of Bengal; now coextensive with Bangladesh. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- gum benzoin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- hawser bend — a knot uniting the ends of two lines.
- hell-bender — a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
- hellbenders — Plural form of hellbender.
- herb bennet — a European plant, Geum urbanum, of the rose family, having yellow flowers and an aromatic, astringent root.
- holobenthic — (of an animal) completing its life cycle in the ocean depths
- mebendazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.
- mesobenthos — flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep
- mind bender — mindblower.
- mind-bender — something that is complex or very difficult to understand
- nitrobenzol — Nitrobenzene.
- nitrobenzyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene.
- return bend — a 180° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- unabsorbent — (of fabric, material, etc) not able to soak up liquid
- unbeneficed — lacking a benefice
- unbenefited — (of a job) not accompanied by benefits such as paid leave or medical insurance
- unbenighted — not overtaken by darkness or night
- unbenignant — not benign; unkind; ungracious
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- workbenches — Plural form of workbench.