11-letter words containing b, o, e
- aminoborane — (inorganic compound) A mixed hydride of nitrogen and boron, NH2BH2, whose polymer is proposed as a storage site for hydrogen.
- aminobutene — a synthetic pain-relieving drug
- amoebocytes — Plural form of amoebocyte.
- amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- anaerobiont — an organism that can live anaerobically
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- anne boleyn — Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- antiobesity — reducing or controlling obesity
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- appointable — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- aquaerobics — A form of aerobics done while in water.
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arbor vitae — any of several Asian and North American evergreen coniferous trees of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis, esp Thuja occidentalis, having tiny scalelike leaves and egglike cones
- arboraceous — resembling a tree
- arborescent — having the shape or characteristics of a tree
- arborvitaes — Plural form of arborvitae.
- arboviruses — Plural form of arbovirus.
- armorbearer — a person who carried the armor or weapons of a warrior
- asbestiform — having the look or structure of asbestos
- ashwaubenon — a town in E Wisconsin.
- assiniboine — a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)
- astroblemes — Plural form of astrobleme.
- at one blow — by or with only one action; all at one time
- atelophobia — The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
- atheophobia — Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists.
- automatable — able to be done by machines without human action
- automobiles — Plural form of automobile.
- azotobacter — any bacterium of the family Azotobacteriaceae, important in nitrogen fixation in the soil
- babelicious — (of a woman) sexually very attractive.
- baby boomer — A baby boomer is someone who was born during a baby boom, especially during the years after the end of the Second World War.
- baby broker — an adoption service, esp on the internet
- baby shower — gift-giving party for unborn baby
- baby-boomer — a person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965.
- baby-mother — a young mother who has been abandoned by the baby's father just before or after the birth
- babyboomers — Plural form of babyboomer.
- bacciferous — bearing berries
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- back boiler — a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water
- back office — the administrative and support staff of a financial institution or other business
- back-loaded — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- back-logged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
- backcrosses — Plural form of backcross.