9-letter words containing a, p, o
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- beanpoles — Plural form of beanpole.
- below par — If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- bioparent — a biological parent
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- biopiracy — the use of wild plants by international companies to develop medicines, without recompensing the countries from which they are taken
- biopirate — a person who is responsible for biopiracy
- bioweapon — Bioweapons are biological weapons.
- blackpoll — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
- blackpool — a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft) high, and its illuminations. Pop: 142 283 (2001)
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- blow past — To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
- boat trip — a trip in a boat
- body part — a part of a human body
- body plan — Biology. the basic shape of members of an animal phylum; the general structure each individual organism assumes as it develops. Compare bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry.
- body wrap — a beauty treatment in which the body is covered in lotion and wrapped tightly in strips of cloth in order to promote weight loss or improve skin tone
- bog paper — toilet paper
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- bonaparte — Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784–1860, king of Westphalia (1807–13)
- bookpaper — the paper used in printing books, especially when of superior quality.
- bookplate — A bookplate is a piece of decorated paper which is stuck in the front of a book and on which the owner's name is printed or written.
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- bootstrap — If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources.
- bop stack — A BOP stack is one of two or more units which control well pressure, and contain the wellhead and blowout preventers.
- box pleat — a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
- broomrape — any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- cacotopia — a dystopia
- cajeputol — cineole.
- cajuputol — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cake shop — a shop that sells cakes
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- calliopes — Plural form of calliope.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- camp oven — a metal pot or box with a heavy lid, used for baking over an open fire
- campagnol — (archaic) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis) that often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
- campeador — a champion
- campesino — a Latin American rural peasant
- campodean — a campodeid.
- campodeid — any of various primitive and wingless insects of the genus Campodea
- camporees — Plural form of camporee.
- campstool — a lightweight folding stool
- canephora — Caryatid that supports a basket on her head.
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.