10-letter words containing b, o, c, s
- jacobinism — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- kickboards — Plural form of kickboard.
- knockbacks — Plural form of knockback.
- leuco base — a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.
- leucoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- 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
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- mesolimbic — (anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
- microbeams — Plural form of microbeam.
- 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.
- microtubes — Plural form of microtube.
- misbecomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbecome.
- mossbacked — Very conservative or reactionary, with old-fashioned views.
- 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.
- nonobscene — not obscene
- nonsubject — (in education) a subject of study not considered to be academically rigorous
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obesogenic — Tending to cause obesity.
- obfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfuscates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obfuscate.
- obfuscator — Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates.
- objections — Plural form of objection.
- objectives — Plural form of objective.
- objectless — not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.
- objectness — The state of being an object.
- obnoctious — Obsolete form of obnoxious.
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- obsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obsecrate.
- obsequence — willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obsolesced — Simple past tense and past participle of obsolesce.
- obstetrics — the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of obstruct.
- obstructer — Someone who obstructs, agent noun of obstruct.
- obstructor — Obstructer.
- osso bucco — a stew, originally from Italy, made with knuckle of veal, cooked in tomato sauce
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.