10-letter words containing a, b, s, o
- albuminous — of or containing albumin
- 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.
- ambassador — An ambassador is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there.
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisonics — the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound
- ambystomid — Also called mole salamander. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.
- amebocytes — Plural form of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- amoebiasis — infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- amphibious — In an amphibious military operation, army and navy forces attack a place from the sea.
- anaerobies — (biology) anaerobes.
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- anklebones — Plural form of anklebone.
- antibiosis — an association between two organisms, esp microorganisms, that is harmful to one of them
- 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.
- arboresque — a tree.
- arboretums — Plural form of arboretum.
- archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
- 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.
- assiniboin — a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.
- associable — that can be associated or connected in the mind
- astarboard — to or from the starboard side
- astrobleme — a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
- astrolabes — Plural form of astrolabe.
- audiobooks — Plural form of audiobook.
- babesiosis — a tick-borne disease of domesticated and wild mammals as well as humans, caused by a protozoan of the genera Babesia and characterized by fever, anaemia, jaundice, and in severe cases leading to death
- babo's law — the law stating that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute added
- baby bonus — family allowance
- babylonish — Babylonian.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back focus — the distance between the back surface of a lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- back story — background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film
- backblocks — bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backcloths — Plural form of backcloth.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- backwoodsy — like or of the nature of backwoods
- bagassosis — an allergic response to the dust of bagasse, causing breathlessness and fever
- bajillions — Plural form of bajillion.
- bakehouses — Plural form of bakehouse.
- balloonist — A balloonist is a person who flies a hot-air balloon.