10-letter words containing c, d
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bifurcated — divided into two branches.
- bile ducts — a large duct that transports bile from the liver to the duodenum, having in humans and many other vertebrates a side branch to a gallbladder for bile storage.
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biomedical — Biomedical research examines the effects of drugs and medical techniques on the biological systems of living creatures.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black body — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- black code — any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- black diet — deprivation of all food and water as a punishment, often leading to death.
- black disc — a conventional black vinyl gramophone record as opposed to a compact disc
- black duck — a sooty brown, wild duck (Anas rubripes) of E North America
- black gold — petroleum
- black hand — a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and operating in the US in the early 20th century
- black land — a black, clayey soil.
- black lead — to colour or rub with black lead
- black mold — any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, especially Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs.
- blackbeard — nickname of (Edward) Teach
- blackboard — A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- blackguard — an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
- blacklands — an area of fertile soil in Texas
- blastodisc — the blastula that forms as a flattened sphere on top of the yolk in the yolk-laden eggs of birds and reptiles.
- blind copy — a copy of a letter or the like, the original of which bears no evidence that the copy was sent to some other person.
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- blood cell — any of the cells that circulate in the blood
- blood clot — a clotted mass of blood
- bloodstock — Horses that are bred for racing are referred to as bloodstock.
- blue dicks — a plant, Dichelostemma pulchellum, of the amaryllis family, common on the western coast of the U.S., having headlike clusters of blue flowers.
- body check — the fair block of an opponent who has the puck by bumping with the body, shoulder to hip, from the front or side
- body clock — Your body clock is the internal biological mechanism which causes your body to automatically behave in particular ways at particular times of the day.
- body count — the number of people killed
- body punch — a blow to the body of an opponent
- body scrub — a product designed to exfoliate the skin
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- bog orchid — an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis) paludosa, growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils
- bois d'arc — Osage orange (def 1).
- bold-faced — confident or impudent
- boondocker — combat boot.
- boot-faced — wearing a stern, disapproving expression
- boric acid — a white soluble weakly acid crystalline solid used in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and porcelain enamels, as a fireproofing material, and as a mild antiseptic. Formula: H3BO3
- bouncedown — an occasion of restarting play by the umpire bouncing the ball
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- bradytelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate slower than the standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- breadcrumb — Breadcrumbs are tiny pieces of dry bread. They are used in cooking.
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breakdance — to perform break dancing.