11-letter words containing b, o
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- abstriction — the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi
- acarophobia — a pathological belief that the skin is infested with mites or insects, often leading to self-mutilation in order to eliminate the infestation.
- accomptable — accountable
- accountable — If you are accountable to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your actions to that person.
- accountably — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
- acetobacter — any of several ellipsoidal or rodshaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Acetobacter, certain species of which are used in making vinegar.
- action verb — a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative.
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- advice boat — a fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat.
- aelurophobe — ailurophobe.
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aerobraking — the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
- agoraphobia — an abnormal fear of being in open or public places
- agoraphobic — Someone who is agoraphobic suffers from agoraphobia.
- agrobiology — the science of plant growth and nutrition in relation to agriculture
- aibohphobia — (humorous) An irrational fear of palindromes.
- ailurophobe — a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats
- airboarding — a snow sport in which participants slide down slopes headfirst lying flat on an inflatable board
- airport bus — a public bus that takes passengers to and from the airport, usually connecting the city centre and (at a large airport) the different terminals
- albatrosses — Plural form of albatross.
- albedometer — an instrument that measures the albedo of a surface.
- albendazole — An antiparasitic anthelmintic used especially against the larvae of tapeworms.
- albugineous — related to or resembling the white of an egg
- album cover — the front of the outer packaging of a record album, usually decorated and showing its title and the name of the artist
- albuminoids — any of a class of simple proteins, as keratin, gelatin, or collagen, that are insoluble in all neutral solvents; scleroprotein.
- all aboard! — a warning to passengers to board a vehicle, ship, etc
- allocatable — that can be allocated.
- almond bark — a type of candy consisting of sheets or fairly thick pieces of semisweet or milk chocolate to which almonds or almond pieces have been added.
- altar board — an elaborately carved wooden panel, placed in a recess on top of an altar during the Mass, on which the chalice and paten rest.
- alto-phobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
- amabokoboko — the official name for the Springbok rugby team
- amaxophobia — Fear of riding in a vehicle.
- ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitioning — an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues.
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- ambiversion — a condition or character trait that includes elements of both introversion and extroversion
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
- ametabolous — without metamorphosis
- 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
- amobarbital — a drug with sedative, hypnotic, and analgesic properties used to relieve insomnia and control convulsions