9-letter words containing a, i, r, o, b
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- iceboater — a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- inhabitor — One who inhabits.
- isallobar — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal pressure changes.
- jaborandi — any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
- joint bar — one of a pair of bars used to join two rails longitudinally.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kirovabad — a city in NW Azerbaijan.
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- laborious — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- laborists — Plural form of laborist.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- liberator — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- libration — a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
- libratory — oscillatory.
- lombardia — a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
- lombardic — a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- macrobian — Having an exceptionally long life span.
- mainboard — (computing) motherboard.
- māori bug — a large shining black wingless cockroach of New Zealand, Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae
- maracaibo — a seaport in NW Venezuela.
- microbars — Plural form of microbar.
- microbeam — (physics) A beam having a small cross section.
- microbial — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- microbian — (biology) Of, relating to, or caused by, microbes; microbial.
- millboard — a strong, thick pasteboard used to make book covers.
- mislabour — to labour wrongly
- mozarabic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mozarabs: Mozarabic culture.
- nobiliary — of or relating to the nobility.
- nonbinary — not consisting of, indicating, or involving two.
- nontribal — not related to, originating from, or involving a tribe or tribes
- obligator — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- orbituary — Orbital.
- pair bond — the exclusive relationship formed between a male and a female, esp in some species of animals and birds during courtship and breeding
- pair-bond — (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond.
- parabolic — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- piano bar — a cocktail lounge featuring live piano music.
- pillarbox — a technique for displaying a video recorded in portrait orientation on a wider screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen to the right and left of the picture (often used attributively): pillarbox format. Compare letterbox (def 2).
- preobtain — to obtain in advance