9-letter words containing o, b
- ambipolar — (of plasmas and semiconductors) involving both positive and negative charge carriers
- ambitions — 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.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- amblyopia — impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve
- amblyopic — Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia.
- ambrosiac — Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- ambrosian — exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- ambrotype — an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper
- ambulator — a person who walks
- ambuscado — an ambush
- amebiform — That resembles an amoeba / ameba.
- amebocyte — any cell capable of moving like an amoeba, esp. one that floats freely in the blood or other body fluids, such as a white blood corpuscle
- aminocarb — a crystalline compound, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide on various food crops and forest growth.
- amoebaean — of or relating to lines of verse dialogue that answer each other alternately
- amphibole — any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks
- amphiboly — ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anaerobes — Plural form of anaerobe.
- anaerobic — Anaerobic creatures or processes do not need oxygen in order to function or survive.
- anklebone — the bone of the ankle; talus
- ann arbor — a city in SE Michigan: seat of the University of Michigan. Pop: 114 498 (2003 est)
- annoyable — Capable of being annoyed.
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- apiphobia — An inordinate fear of bees.
- apple box — an ornamental Australian tree, Eucalyptus bridgesiana, having heart-shaped juvenile leaves, large lanceolate adult leaves, and conical fruits
- apposable — capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
- approbate — to accept as valid
- aquaboard — a board that can be used to ride on water
- aquaphobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of water
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- arbor day — a tree-planting day observed individually by the states of the U.S., usually in spring
- arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
- arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.
- arborists — Plural form of arborist.
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.
- arboviral — caused by an arbovirus
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
- arousable — able to be aroused
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- aryballos — a small narrow-necked vessel or bottle shaped like a sphere, used in ancient Greece to store oil or perfume
- asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- asbestous — having the look, structure or qualities of asbestos