11-letter words containing b, o, y, a
- diabetology — (medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
- dobby weave — a weave with small, geometric patterns
- douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
- double play — a play in which two putouts are made.
- elaboratory — (obsolete) A laboratory.
- embryoblast — A mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo.
- embryonated — Containing an embryo.
- embryopathy — (pathology) Any developmental disorder of an embryo.
- emery board — abrasive tool for shaping fingernails
- erythorbate — erythorbic acid; a food additive used as an antioxidant
- ethnobotany — The scientific study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other uses.
- exorbitancy — Alternative form of exorbitance.
- fashionably — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flamboyancy — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flamboyante — an alternative name for the flame tree, Poinciana regia
- flamboyants — Plural form of flamboyant.
- flowability — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
- foreseeably — In a manner that could be foreseen.
- formability — the capacity of a material, as sheet steel, to be readily bent, stamped, shaped, etc.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- glamour boy — a man whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- gossypiboma — (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body during surgery.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- gymnophobia — An inordinate fear or hatred of being naked, and possibly nudity or nudists and naturists.
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- holiday job — a temporary job taken by a person during their holidays from school, college or university
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- hybernation — Obsolete spelling of hibernation.
- hydroborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound to boron, especially the simplest one BH4-; any salt or complex containing such an anion.
- hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydrophobia — rabies.
- hyperboreal — Hyperborean.
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- hypnophobia — An abnormal fear of falling asleep.
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypsophobia — an extreme or abnormal fear of heights
- impitoyable — a type of large wine glass with a bowl shaped like a wide funnel to enhance the aromas.
- indomitably — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- intolerably — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- irremovably — So as not to be removable.
- irrevocably — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- isoantibody — (formerly) an alloantibody.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- job vacancy — a job which has not been filled
- keyboarders — Plural form of keyboarder.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.