10-letter words containing a, b, e, o
- aerobacter — any bacteria of a former genus (Aerobacter) normally found in the intestine: now in either of two genera (Enterobacter or Klebsiella)
- aerobatics — Aerobatics are skilful displays of flying, usually to entertain people watching from the ground.
- aerobeacon — A light used to warn aircraft away from tall structures.
- aerobicize — (of a person) to perform aerobics
- aerobiosis — life in the presence of oxygen
- aerobiotic — Of or pertaining to aerobiosis.
- aerobridge — A telescoping corridor that extends from an airport terminal to an aircraft and allows secure boarding and disembarkation of passengers.
- aerophobia — a pathological fear of draughts of air
- affordable — If something is affordable, most people have enough money to buy it.
- agoraphobe — a person suffering from agoraphobia
- ahorseback — on horseback
- alanbrooke — Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount. 1883–1963, British field marshal; chief of Imperial General Staff (1941–46)
- albumenoid — Alternative form of albuminoid.
- albuminose — Alternative form of albuminous.
- all-elbows — (jargon) Said of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) mess-dos program, such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities that circulate on BBS systems: unsociable. Used to describe a program that rudely steals the resources that it needs without considering that other TSRs may also be resident. One particularly common form of rudeness is lock-up due to programs fighting over the keyboard interrupt.
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambitioned — sought after, desired
- amboceptor — an immune body formed in the blood during infection or immunization that serves to link the complement to the antigen
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- ametabolic — (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis
- amoebalike — Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
- amoebiasis — infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- amoebiform — resembling, shaped, or changing in shape like an amoeba
- amoebocyte — any cell having properties similar to an amoeba, such as shape, mobility, and ability to engulf particles
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- anaerobium — anaerobe
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anglophobe — a person who hates or fears England or its people
- ankle boot — a boot that extends up as far as the ankle
- anklebones — Plural form of anklebone.
- antibodies — any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- approbated — Simple past tense and past participle of approbate.
- approvable — able to be approved
- arboreally — in trees or by trees
- arboresque — a tree.
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- arborvitae — any of a number of N. American or Far Eastern evergreen conifers, belonging chiefly to the genus Thuja
- arse about — to play the fool; act stupidly, esp in an irritating manner
- asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
- asbjornsen — Peter Christen [pey-tuh r kris-tuh n] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈkrɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1812–85, Norwegian naturalist and folklorist.
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ash blonde — pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- astrobleme — a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
- astrolabes — Plural form of astrolabe.
- autojumble — a sale of second-hand car parts, esp for car enthusiasts
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- avouchable — able to be avouched