9-letter words containing o, b
- abrotanum — A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer.
- abruption — a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
- absconded — Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
- abscondee — a person who absconds; absconder.
- absconder — to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money.
- absolutes — free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty.
- absolvent — a person who absolves
- absolving — Present participle of absolve.
- absorbant — Alternative spelling of absorbent.
- absorbate — a substance that has been absorbed, or is to be absorbed, into an absorbent
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- absorbers — Plural form of absorber.
- absorbing — An absorbing task or activity interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
- acrobatic — An acrobatic movement or display involves difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
- acrophobe — a person who is abnormally afraid of heights
- adobelike — made using a material similar to adobe
- adoptable — able to be adopted
- adorkable — socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way
- adsorbant — Adsorbent.
- adsorbate — a substance that has been or is to be adsorbed on a surface
- adsorbent — capable of adsorption
- adsorbing — Present participle of adsorb.
- aerobatic — (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- aerobiont — an organism that requires oxygen to survive
- aerobrake — to perform aerobraking
- aerophobe — a person who suffers from aerophobia
- afro-comb — a comb with a handle and long teeth used esp on curly hair
- afterbody — any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit
- air-bound — stopped up by air.
- airmobile — capable of being moved by air, esp by helicopter
- aitchbone — the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
- akwa ibom — a state of Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Uyo. Pop: 3 920 208 (2006). Area: 7081 sq km (2734 sq miles)
- alabastos — alabastron.
- albarello — an earthenware jar used to contain drugs, originating in the Middle East
- albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
- albinoism — Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
- albinotic — of or relating to albinism.
- albondiga — A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
- alburnous — relating to alburnum
- albuterol — a bronchodilator used by sufferers of asthma, emphysema, and other lung conditions, to treat symptoms such as wheezing or shortness of breath
- alembroth — a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly believed to be a universal solvent
- algarroba — the edible pod of these trees
- algarrobo — a carob tree native to the Mediterranean region
- allobaric — of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure: allobaric wind.
- allocable — able to be allocated
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- allowably — In an allowable manner.
- altar boy — In the Roman Catholic church, an altar boy is a boy who helps the priest during Mass.
- ambagious — ambiguous
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.