9-letter words containing b, o, p
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- halophobe — a creature that is unable to live in salty conditions
- hip boots — waders: thigh-high rubber boots
- homophobe — a person who fears or hates homosexuals and homosexuality.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- hyperbola — the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1.
- hyperbole — obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypobasis — the lowermost distinctively treated part of a base.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- improbity — lack of honesty or moral scruples.
- job corps — an organization within the Department of Labor that operates rural conservation camps and urban training centers for poor youths.
- jump boot — a heavy leather boot originally designed for wear by paratroopers.
- labor spy — an employee who is used by management to spy on union activities.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- moonprobe — an information-gathering spacecraft designed to pass close by or land on the lunar surface.
- mopboards — Plural form of mopboard.
- mysophobe — A person with an abnormal fear of filth or dirt.
- neophobia — Extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new, novel, or unfamiliar.
- neophobic — Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new.
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- obreption — Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
- open bite — deformity: jaws do not close
- open book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
- open-book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
- opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
- paderborn — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in NW Germany.
- pair bond — the exclusive relationship formed between a male and a female, esp in some species of animals and birds during courtship and breeding
- pair-bond — (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond.
- para-bola — a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2 px or x 2 = 2 py.
- parabolic — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- pasodoble — fast modern ballroom dance
- pay board — a former government agency that controlled prices and wages
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pedalboat — a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- pepperbox — a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.
- perborate — a salt of perboric acid, as sodium perborate, NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used for bleaching, disinfecting, etc.
- perfboard — hardboard with perforations into which pegs or hooks can be inserted for hanging or displaying objects.
- peribolos — a colonnade or wall surrounding a Classical temple
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.