9-letter words containing b, u, m
- byzantium — an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus: founded about 660 bc; rebuilt by Constantine I in 330 ad and called Constantinople; present-day Istanbul
- calembour — a pun
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- club moss — any mosslike tracheophyte plant of the phylum Lycopodophyta, having erect or creeping stems covered with tiny overlapping leaves
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubrooms — Plural form of clubroom.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- clubwomen — Plural form of clubwoman.
- coenobium — a monastery or convent
- columbary — a dovecote
- columbate — any salt of columbic acid
- columbian — of or relating to the United States
- columbine — any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
- columbite — a black mineral consisting of a niobium oxide of iron and manganese in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in coarse granite, often with tantalite, and is an ore of niobium. Formula: (Fe, Mn)(Nb)2O6
- columbium — niobium
- columbous — niobous.
- combretum — any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Combretum, native mainly to tropical and subtropical Africa and producing attractive flowers
- combusted — Simple past tense and past participle of combust.
- combustor — the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
- coulombic — relating to the discoveries of Charles Augustin de Coulomb
- cribellum — a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
- crumbiest — Superlative form of crumby.
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- cube farm — an office which is divided up by mid-height partitions to create separate work spaces
- cubiculum — an underground burial chamber in Imperial Rome, such as those found in the catacombs
- cucumbers — Plural form of cucumber.
- cumbering — Present participle of cumber.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
- cymbidium — a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
- discumber — (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
- diverbium — the spoken part of an ancient Roman drama.
- drumbeats — Plural form of drumbeat.
- dubersome — (archaic) Doubtful.
- dumb ague — an irregular form of intermittent malarial fever, lacking the usual chill.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb dora — a foolishly simple, stupid, or scatterbrained woman.
- dumb down — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dumb show — a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
- dumb-bell — A dumb-bell is a short bar with weights on either side which people use for physical exercise to strengthen their arm and shoulder muscles.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb-dumb — a silly, stupid person.
- dumbarton — Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- dumbass's — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dumbbells — Plural form of dumbbell.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.