9-letter words containing n, o, b, u, i
- isobutane — a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , used as a fuel, as a refrigerant, and in the manufacture of gasoline by alkylation.
- isobutene — (organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- misbutton — (transitive) To button wrongly.
- moundbird — megapode.
- nabonidus — died 539? b.c, last king of Babylonia 556–539 (father of Belshazzar).
- neighbour — a person who lives near another.
- nonbuying — not buying or purchasing
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- obduction — (obsolete) The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.
- obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- obscuring — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obtruding — Present participle of obtrude.
- obtrusion — the act of obtruding.
- obtunding — Present participle of obtund.
- obtundity — the state of having the senses numbed or less sharp
- omnibuses — Plural form of omnibus.
- ovalbumin — the principal protein of egg white.
- ovimbundu — Mbundu (def 1).
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide
- ring buoy — a ring-shaped life preserver.
- soundbite — short statement, quotation
- subaction — an act of subduing
- sublation — to deny or contradict; negate.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- suboscine — of or relating to birds of the suborder Suboscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the supposedly more primitive members of the order, with less well developed vocal organs than the oscine birds.
- subregion — a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- thon buri — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- troubling — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- unbigoted — utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
- unbookish — not studious or bookish
- unbroiled — not broiled
- uncombine — to break apart; separate; disunite
- unobliged — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- unobvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- windbound — (of a sailing ship, sailboat, or the like) kept from sailing by a wind from the wrong direction or one of too high velocity.
- wirebound — Held together with a binding of wire.