10-letter words containing b, o, c, s
- big casino — (in the game of casino) the ten of diamonds.
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- biocenosis — a community of biologically integrated and interdependent plants and animals
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- bioclastic — (of deposits, esp limestones) derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- biophysics — the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bioprocess — a method or operation of preparing a biological material, especially a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.
- biopsychic — of, relating to, or comprising psychological and biological phenomena.
- bioscience — the life sciences collectively
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- biostatics — the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function
- 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
- 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.
- blockhouse — (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
- bloodstock — Horses that are bred for racing are referred to as bloodstock.
- blue cross — a nonprofit health insurance organization offering hospitalization and medical benefits to subscribers, esp. to groups of employees and their families
- blues-rock — a blend of rock-'n'-roll and blues.
- bobbysocks — ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s
- body scrub — a product designed to exfoliate the skin
- bois d'arc — Osage orange (def 1).
- bomb scare — an alarm arising from the fear that a bomb may have been left in a place
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- boss cocky — a boss or person in power
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
- boy scouts — the worldwide movement founded by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908, now called the Scout Association in the UK and the Boys Scouts of America in the USA, which pursues a programme of activities for boys with the aim of developing character and responsibility
- brickworks — a factory or plant where bricks are made
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- brockhouse — Bertram Neville, 1918–2003, Canadian physicist: Nobel Prize 1994.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- bust chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- carbanions — Plural form of carbanion.
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbonados — Plural form of carbonado.
- carbonates — a salt or ester of carbonic acid.