11-letter words containing i, b, o
- 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
- albugineous — related to or resembling the white of an egg
- albuminoids — any of a class of simple proteins, as keratin, gelatin, or collagen, that are insoluble in all neutral solvents; scleroprotein.
- alto-phobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
- amaxophobia — Fear of riding in a vehicle.
- 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)
- ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no 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
- 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.
- amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- anaerobiont — an organism that can live anaerobically
- androphobia — an abnormal fear of men; an aversion toward the male sex.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
- anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anteorbital — in front of the orbit of the eye
- anthophobia — an abnormal fear of flowers.
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- antibaryons — Plural form of antibaryon.
- antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
- antibiotics — Plural form of antibiotic.
- antiboycott — opposed to boycotts
- antijacobin — opposed the political activities of the Jacobins
- antiobesity — reducing or controlling obesity
- antitobacco — opposed to or acting against tobacco smoking
- 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.
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- 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.
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arabization — transfer to Arab control
- arbitration — Arbitration is the judging of a dispute between people or groups by someone who is not involved.
- arbitrators — Plural form of arbitrator.
- 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
- arborvitaes — Plural form of arborvitae.