10-letter words containing a, b, c, o
- baroscopic — Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barotropic — having a density that is a function only of pressure.
- barracoota — Alt form barracouta.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- basophilic — having an affinity for basic stains.
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- batticaloa — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- bellacoola — a member of a riverine tribe of North American Indians inhabiting an area near the central coast of British Columbia.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- benzocaine — a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para-aminobenzoate. Formula: C9H11NO2
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- biblioteca — a library.
- bichromate — dichromate
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bicorporal — having two bodies, main divisions, symbols, etc.
- big casino — (in the game of casino) the ten of diamonds.
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- bionically — utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.
- bioorganic — pertaining to the composition and biological activity of carbon-based compounds, especially those of laboratory rather than biogenic origin (contrasted with bioinorganic).
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black bloc — an informal grouping of militant, mainly anarchist, protesters who act together during anti-capitalism, anti-war, etc, protests, often wearing black hoods and black clothing
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- black book — a book containing the names of people to be punished, blacklisted, etc
- black code — any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- black gold — petroleum
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- black knot — a fungal disease of plums and cherries caused by Dibotryon morbosum, characterized by rough black knotlike swellings on the twigs and branches
- black look — If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something.
- black mold — any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, especially Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs.
- black monk — a Benedictine monk
- black opal — any opal of a dark coloration, not necessarily black
- black pope — the head of the Jesuit order (so called from the power he once possessed and from the black habit worn by the order).