10-letter words containing a, t, c, o
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- baphometic — relating to the worship of the idol Baphomet, whom the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping during the Crusades
- bark cloth — a papery fabric made from the fibrous inner bark of various trees, esp of the moraceous genus Ficus and the leguminous genus Brachystegia
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barotropic — having a density that is a function only of pressure.
- barracoota — Alt form barracouta.
- barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- batticaloa — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- biblioteca — a library.
- bichromate — dichromate
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- biocellate — (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- 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 spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.
- 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
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastocyst — the blastula of mammals: a sphere of cells (trophoblast) enclosing an inner mass of cells and a fluid-filled cavity (blastocoel)
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
- boat patch — an oval patch for plywood, terminating in a point at each end.
- boca raton — city in SE Fla., near Fort Lauderdale: pop. 75,000
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- book match — a match in or from a matchbook.
- boot-faced — wearing a stern, disapproving expression
- booty call — a meeting arranged for the purpose of having sex
- bottle cap — a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle.
- 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)
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- brace root — prop root.
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- broadcloth — fabric woven on a wide loom
- brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
- brown coat — arriccio.