11-letter words containing eb
- helleborein — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, C 37 H 56 O 18 , obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a heart stimulant.
- helleborine — A mainly woodland orchid occurring chiefly in north temperate regions.
- homebuilder — a person whose occupation is homebuilding.
- houseboater — One who lives in a houseboat.
- housebreaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- huckleberry — the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
- hurtleberry — whortleberry.
- icebox cake — a confection made from such prepared ingredients as cookies or whipped cream that requires no additional baking but is chilled in a refrigerator before serving.
- icebreakers — Plural form of icebreaker.
- icebreaking — Serving the purpose of breaking ice.
- inebriating — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- inebriation — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- invertebrae — Invertebrate organisms.
- invertebral — invertebrate
- jebel druze — region in S Syria, on the N Jordanian border, inhabited by the Druses: 2,584 sq mi (6,693 sq km)
- kiteboarder — A person who participates in kiteboarding.
- knuckleball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- krebs cycle — a cycle of enzyme-catalyzed reactions in living cells that is the final series of reactions of aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fatty acids, and by which carbon dioxide is produced, oxygen is reduced, and ATP is formed.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
- late hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 through the 13th century, including Mishnaic Hebrew and Medieval Hebrew.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- livebearers — Plural form of livebearer.
- macebearers — Plural form of macebearer.
- makebelieve — Alternative form of make-believe.
- malebo pool — a lakelike body of water on the boundary between the W Democratic Republic of the Congo and the SE People's Republic of the Congo, formed by the widening of the Congo (Zaire) River about 330 miles (530 km) from its mouth. About 20 miles (32 km) long; about 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- mebendazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.
- middlebrows — Plural form of middlebrow.
- mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
- musclebound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- naseberries — Plural form of naseberry.
- neo-hebraic — Hebrew as spoken and written since the Diaspora
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- odious debt — sovereign debt incurred through activities which do not serve the best interests of the nation, esp when incurred by a despotic, tyrannical, or otherwise unjust and oppresive regime. Such debts are typically considered invalid and written off after the regime is deposed
- oxygen debt — the body's oxygen deficiency resulting from strenuous physical activity.
- paddleboard — a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.
- pebble dash — an exterior wall finish composed of mortar against which, while still wet, small pebbles have been thrown and pressed in.
- peter debye — Peter Joseph Wilhelm [pey-tuh r yoh-sef vil-helm] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈyoʊ sɛf ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, Dutch physicist, in the U.S. after 1940: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1936.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- piebaldness — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- plebeianize — to make popular or vulgar
- pre-algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- prebiblical — written, existing or occurring prior to the writing of the Bible; pertaining to this time period