10-letter words containing b, c, i
- line block — a letterpress printing block made by a photoengraving process without the use of a screen
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- lions club — any of the local clubs that form the International Association of Lions Clubs, formed in the US in 1917 to foster local and international good relations and service to the community
- locomobile — automotive; self-propelling.
- logic bomb — (programming, security) Code surreptitiously inserted into an application or operating system that causes it to perform some destructive or security-compromising activity whenever specified conditions are met. Compare back door.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- lumbricoid — resembling an earthworm.
- machinable — (of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools. Compare free-machining.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- main brace — a brace leading to a main yard.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- mesolimbic — (anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
- metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- microbiome — the totality of microorganisms and their collective genetic material present in or on the human body or in another environment: The wide diversity of species that make up the microbiome is hard to fathom.
- microbiota — the microorganisms, both flora and fauna, that inhabit a particular region, when considered collectively.
- microblade — bladelet.
- microbrews — Plural form of microbrew.
- microburst — an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downburst.
- microbuses — Plural form of microbus.
- microfiber — a very fine polyester fiber, weighing less than one denier per filament, used especially for clothing.
- microfibre — Alternative spelling of microfiber.
- microprobe — Chemistry, Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- misbalance — To balance badly or wrongly.
- misbecomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbecome.
- mobocratic — Of or pertaining to mobocracy.
- mocambique — Mozambique.
- morbifical — Alternative form of morbific.
- mozambican — a native or inhabitant of the territory or city of Mozambique.
- mycobionts — Plural form of mycobiont.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- nightclubs — Plural form of nightclub.
- noncabinet — not related to or belonging to a government cabinet
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- novobiocin — an aminocoumarin antibiotic, C31H36N2O11, derived from Streptomyces niveus, which works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in bacteria
- nudibranch — a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obesogenic — Tending to cause obesity.