10-letter words containing a, n, l, o
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- 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.
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- 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 monk — a Benedictine monk
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- blanquillo — any of several game fishes of the genus Caulolatilus, related to the tilefishes.
- blazonings — heraldic adornments
- blood bank — A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.
- bloodstain — A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood.
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- bolan pass — a mountain pass in W central Pakistan through the Brahui Range, between Sibi and Quetta, rising to 1800 m (5900 ft)
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bomb lance — a harpoon fitted with an explosive head.
- bone black — a fine charcoal made by burning animal bones in closed containers: used as a pigment, in refining sugar, etc.
- bonnilasse — a pretty girl
- bonus ball — (in the National Lottery draw) a ball randomly selected after the first six balls, containing a number which influences the amount of prize money paid
- borderland — The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other.
- bottomland — a lowland alluvial area near a river
- boulangism — the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
- bounceable — to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall.
- bowlingual — a device that allegedly translates a dog’s barks and grunts into a human language
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- brown alga — an alga of the class Phaeophyceae, usually brown owing to the presence of brown pigments in addition to the chlorophyll.
- brown coal — a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bump along — advance unevenly
- buttonball — a North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis
- butylation — the introduction of butyl into a compound
- buzz along — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- calamondin — a small citrus tree, Citrus mitis, of the Philippines
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calcinosis — the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body
- calcitonin — a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood
- caledonian — of or relating to Scotland
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- caliginous — dark; dim
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- calliopean — resembling a calliope in sound; piercingly loud: a calliopean voice.
- callowness — immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
- calmodulin — a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- canal boat — A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.
- canal zone — a former administrative region of the US, on the Isthmus of Panama around the Panama Canal: bordered on each side by the Republic of Panama, into which it was incorporated in 1979