10-letter words containing a, b, o, i, l
- boat drill — practice in launching the lifeboats and taking off the passengers and crew of a ship
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- botryoidal — (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
- boucicault — Dion (ˈdaɪɒn), real name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot. 1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor. His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Octoroon (1859), and The Shaughran (1874)
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- bowlingual — a device that allegedly translates a dog’s barks and grunts into a human language
- box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
- brailowsky — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1896–1976, Russian pianist.
- brazilwood — a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows
- brillo pad — a scouring pad made of wire wool filled with soap
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- calibrator — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- calico bug — harlequin bug.
- calicoback — harlequin bug
- cannabinol — a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, C21H26O
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbonylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the carbonyl group.
- carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catabolite — a substance produced as a result of catabolism
- catabolize — to subject to catabolism
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- co-orbital — noting or pertaining to two or more celestial bodies that share or almost share an orbit.
- coal basin — a part of the earth's surface consisting of coal strata that slope down to a common centre
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- cognizable — perceptible
- cognizably — In a cognizable manner.
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- compliable — compliant
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- confinable — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- dealbation — the process of bleaching or making white
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid