9-letter words containing b, n, u
- bushwoman — a woman who lives in the bush
- businessy — of, relating to, typical of, or suitable for the world of commercial or industrial business
- bustiness — the state of being busty
- butadiene — a colourless easily liquefiable flammable gas that polymerizes readily and is used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH2:CHCH:CH2
- butchness — the state of being butch
- butenandt — Adolf Frederick Johann. 1903–95, German organic chemist. He shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1939) for his pioneering work on sex hormones
- buteonine — of or relating to hawks
- butterine — an artificial butter made partly from milk
- buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
- butternut — a walnut tree, Juglans cinerea of E North America
- buttinski — a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.
- buttinsky — a busybody
- button up — to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- buzzingly — in a buzzing manner
- by nature — essentially or innately
- by return — by the next post back to the sender
- byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
- carbunkle — Misspelling of carbuncle.
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- cd burner — A CD burner is the same as a CD writer.
- cherubini — (Maria) Luigi (Carlo Zenobio Salvatore) (luˈiːdʒi). 1760–1842, Italian composer, noted particularly for his church music and his operas.
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- club hand — a deformity of the hand, analogous to club foot
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- clubwomen — Plural form of clubwoman.
- coenobium — a monastery or convent
- colubrine — of or resembling a snake
- columbian — of or relating to the United States
- columbine — any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
- concubine — In former times, a concubine was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.
- connubial — of or relating to marriage; conjugal
- countable — capable of being counted
- countably — in a countable manner
- countback — a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores
- cowabunga — Used to express delight or satisfaction.
- cropbound — (of poultry) having a congested crop
- crotonbug — species of cockroach
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- cube unit — Cube units are shelving units made up of horizontal and vertical dividers which form open-ended cubes, suitable for displaying products such as towels in a range of colors.
- cumbering — Present participle of cumber.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- curbstone — A curbstone is one of the stones that form a curb.
- cyan blue — a moderate greenish-blue to bluish-green color.
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot