10-letter words containing b, o, a
- binoxalate — an acid containing the group HC 2 O 4 –, as ammonium binoxalate, C 2 H 5 NO 4 ⋅H 2 O.
- biobanking — the practice of creating large-scale repositories of human biological material (eg blood, urine, tissue samples, DNA, etc) designed to further medical research
- biobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- 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
- biodegrade — to decompose (something)
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biological — Biological is used to describe processes and states that occur in the bodies and cells of living things.
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- 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.
- bioorganic — pertaining to the composition and biological activity of carbon-based compounds, especially those of laboratory rather than biogenic origin (contrasted with bioinorganic).
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- bioreactor — a machine for growing organisms
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- biotically — from a biotic point of view
- biowarfare — biological warfare.
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bipolarity — having two poles, as the earth.
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- birostrate — having two beaks or beak-like projections
- bitonality — the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black bloc — an informal grouping of militant, mainly anarchist, protesters who act together during anti-capitalism, anti-war, etc, protests, often wearing black hoods and black clothing
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- black book — a book containing the names of people to be punished, blacklisted, etc
- black code — any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- black gold — petroleum
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- 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 look — If someone gives you a black look, they look at you in a way that shows that they are very angry about something.
- black mold — any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, especially Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs.
- black monk — a Benedictine monk
- black opal — any opal of a dark coloration, not necessarily black
- black pope — the head of the Jesuit order (so called from the power he once possessed and from the black habit worn by the order).
- 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.
- blackamoor — a Black African or other person with dark skin
- blackboard — A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- 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
- bladderpod — any of several plants belonging to the genera Alyssoides and Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having inflated seed pods.
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blanquillo — any of several game fishes of the genus Caulolatilus, related to the tilefishes.