English words: Borneo camphor to Bosna

300 English words, part 100 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words Borneo camphor to Bosna

Borneo camphor noun: Borneo camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica).
Borneo catshark noun: Synonym of spatulasnout catshark.
Borneo tallow noun: Oil extracted from the fruit of species of the genus Shorea.
borneol noun: A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.
Borner proper noun: A surname.
bornesitol noun: A cyclitol found in the Gentianaceae and Menyanthaceae plant families.
bornhardt noun: A dome-shaped, steep-sided rock such as Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
bornhardtite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt and selenium.
Bornholm proper noun /ˈbɔɹn.həʊm/: An island and municipality of Denmark in the Baltic Sea.
Bornholm disease noun: An infectious viral disease characterised by fever and chest pain.
Bornian adjective: Of or relating to Max Born (1882–1970), German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics.
borning adjective /ˈbɔːnɪŋ/: In the process of being born.
bornite noun: A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu₅FeS and is an important ore of...
bornitic adjective: Of or relating to bornite.
bornivore noun: A bornivorous set.
bornivorous adjective: Describing a subset of a real or complex vector space X, having an associated vector bornology B, that absorbs every element of B.
bornless adjective: Without birth; not born.
bornness noun: The state or condition with which one is born; one's inherent quality; natural ability or inclination.
Borno proper noun: A state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Maiduguri.
bornological adjective: Describing a form of locally convex space which, in some sense, possesses the minimum amount of structure needed to address questions of boundedness of sets...
bornology noun: A structure which generalizes the set of all bounded subsets of a topological vector space
bornous noun: Alternative form of burnoose.
Bornstein proper noun: A surname.
Bornu proper noun: An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria,...
Bornuese noun: A native or inhabitant of Bornu.
bornyl noun: A univalent radical derived from bornane.
boro noun, prefix, suffix, verb: borrow
boroaluminate noun: Any salt that is a mixed borate and aluminate
boroamino acid noun: An amino-substituted boronic acid
boroarginine noun: A boroamino acid equivalent to arginine
Borobudur proper noun: A 7th-century Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia.
borocalcite noun: A hydrated borate of calcium.
borocaptate noun: The anion of a mercapto- derivative of a particular caged borane; it is used as a therapeutic source of boron
borocarbide noun: Any material containing both boride and carbide ions
borocarbonate noun: A mixed borate / carbonate (anion or salt)
borocation noun: A cation with a positive charge on a boron atom.
borodaevite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
borodeuteride noun: An anion formed of a boron atom and four deuterium atoms; or a salt formed by this ion. In other words, B²H₄.
Borodino proper noun: Several villages and localities in Russia.
Borodino bread noun: Synonym of Borodinsky bread.
Borodinski bread noun: Alternative form of Borodinsky bread.
borodinskii bread noun: Alternative form of Borodinsky bread.
Borodinskiy bread noun: Alternative form of Borodinsky bread.
borodinsky bread noun: A dark brown sourdough rye bread of Russian origin, traditionally sweetened with molasses and flavored with coriander and caraway seeds.
borofax noun: An ointment containing boric acid, applied to the skin as an antiseptic.
Boroff proper noun: A surname.
borofloat noun: A borosilicate float glass
borofluoric acid noun: fluoboric acid
borofluoride noun: A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.
boroglyceride noun: A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once used as an antiseptic
boroglycerin noun: A poorly-characterised compound of glycerol and boric acid used as an antiseptic
boroglycerol noun: boroglyceride
borogove noun /ˈbɒɹə(ʊ)ɡəʊv/: A fictional animal, described as bird-like.
borohydride noun: The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
borohydroxide noun: An alkaline solution of borax.
borolane noun: A saturated heterocycle that has four carbon atoms and a boron atom
borolanite noun: A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
borole noun: A theoretical heterocyclic organic compound, a five-membered ring with the formula C₄H₄BH.
borolithochrome noun: Any of a group of boron-containing pigments present in Jurassic red alga
boroll noun: A type of mollisol that has a frigid, cryic or pergelic temperature regime and, typically, an aridic moisture regime.
borollic adjective: Relating to borolls.
borolyl noun: A chemical group derived from borole by the removal of a hydrogen atom.
borolysine noun: A boroamino acid equivalent to lysine
boromagnesite noun: A mineral composed of calcium carbonate and borate
boromuscovite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, boron, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
boromycin noun: A bacteriocidal polyether-macrolide antibiotic.
boron noun /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/: The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
boron-10 noun: A stable isotope, 105B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used...
boron-11 noun: A stable isotope, 115B, having five protons and six neutrons, that makes up about 80% of natural boron.
boron arsenide noun: A binary compound of boron and arsenic, BAs, used as a semiconductor, sometimes alloyed with gallium arsenide.
boron carbide noun: A binary compound of boron and carbon, B₄C, that is a very hard ceramic, and is used in tank armour, bulletproof vests etc.
boron deficiency noun: any pathological effect in animals and humans due to a deficiency of boron in the diet
boron group noun: a vertical series of elements in the periodic table that have three valence electrons; boron is a metalloid, while aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium...
boron nitride noun: A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers.
boron oxide noun: The compound boron trioxide.
boron phosphate noun: An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula BPO₄, used as a phosphor and a source of dietary boron.
boron tree noun: A binary tree.
boron tribromide noun: A binary compound of boron and bromine, BBr₃; it is a strong Lewis acid.
boron trichloride noun: A binary compound of boron and chlorine, BCl₃; it is used in metal refining.
boron trifluoride noun: A binary compound of boron and fluorine, BF₃; it is a strong Lewis acid.
boron triiodide noun: A binary compound of boron and iodine, BI₃; it is a crystalline solid.
boron trioxide noun: A white solid, of empirical formula B₂O₃, that is an inorganic polymer, and is used in making glass and enamel and for synthesizing other boron compounds.
boronate noun: Any salt or ester of a boronic acid
boronated adjective: That has been reacted with a boronate or with boronic acid
boronation noun: reaction with a boronic acid or a boronate
boronatrocalcite noun: Synonym of ulexite.
boronia noun: Any of several aromatic herbs, of the genus Boronia, used in perfumery.
boronic adjective: Of or pertaining to the boronic acids or their derivatives
boronic acid noun: Any compound of general formula RB(OH)₂.
boronisation noun: Alternative form of boronization.
boronization noun: A wall conditioning technique for fusion machines, where a thin film of boron is deposited on the walls of the vacuum vessel in order to reduce the impurity...
boronlike adjective: Resembling boron.
boronolectin noun: Any of several derivatives of boronic acid that mimic the action of lectins
boronophenylalanine noun: A dihydroxyboryl derivative of phenylalanine, used in cancer therapy.
boronyl noun: The group B≡O that has a boron to oxygen triple bond; it is isoelectronic with carbon monoxide and the cyanide ion
Boroondara proper noun: A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Boroondara.
boropeptide noun: Any peptide that contains one or more boroamino acid
borophagine noun: Any extinct canid of the subfamily Borophaginae; a bone-crushing dog.
borophagous adjective: Relating to borophagines
borophane noun: An extended two-dimensional borane analogous to graphane
borophene noun: an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure
borophile noun: An organism that tolerates or thrives with a high level of boron
borophosphate noun: A chemical compound containing phosphate and borate groups linked together.
borophosphosilicate noun: A form of glass containing additives of boron and phosphorus.
borophosphosilicate glass noun: A type of silicate glass that includes additives of both boron and phosphorus.
Bororo proper noun: An indigenous language of Brazil believed to be part of the Macro-Jê family.
Bororoan adjective: Belonging to a Brazilian language family that includes Borôro and the extinct Umotína and Otuke.
boroscope noun: Alternative form of borescope
boroselenate noun: The anion B(SeO₄)₄⁵⁻
borosilicate noun: Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.
borosilicate glass noun: A heat-resistant glass made with the addition of boric oxide.
borosilicated adjective: Modified by the addition of borosilicate glass
borospherene noun /bə.ɹɒ.sfə.riːn/: B₄₀, a hollow cage shaped molecule composed of 40 boron atoms, similar to C₆₀ buckyballs
borosulfate noun: The anion B(SO₄)₄⁵⁻
borosulphate noun: Alternative form of borosulfate.
borotellurate noun: The anion B(TeO₄)₄⁵⁻
borotripeptide noun: Any tripeptide that contains one or more boroamino acid
Borotuke adjective: Synonym of Bororoan.
borough noun, suffix /ˈbʌ.ɹə/: A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
borough council noun: A body of people elected to manage the affairs of a local government district with borough status, metropolitan borough or London borough; e.g. Spelthorne...
borough English noun: Patrilineal ultimogeniture; inheritance by the youngest surviving male child.
borough hall noun: The primary administrative and civic building for a borough.
borough-holder noun: Alternative form of boroughholder.
borough-reeve noun: Alternative form of boroughreeve
Boroughbridge proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3966).
boroughhead noun: A headborough.
boroughholder noun: A tithingman.
boroughhood noun: The state of being a borough
boroughitis noun: Prolific formation of new boroughs in the state of New Jersey in the 1890s.
boroughmaster noun: The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger noun: In the unreformed House of Commons, one who bought or sold the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
boroughmongering noun: The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughmongery noun: The practices of a boroughmonger.
boroughreeve noun: The governor of a town or city, especially for fiscal purposes.
boroughwide adjective: Throughout a borough.
borovička noun: A Slovak alcoholic beverage flavored with juniper berries.
borovskite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.
Borovsky proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Боровский (Borovskij).
Borowiecki proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Borowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
boroxine noun: A six-membered inorganic heterocycle containing three boron and three oxygen atoms
boroxol noun: A five-membered unsaturated ring compound containing boron and oxygen in the ring.
borra noun: leafy matter found in wax
borracha noun: A wineskin.
Borras proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
borrasca noun: A mine that is no longer producing profitably.
Borrego proper noun: A surname.
borrel adjective, noun /ˈbɒɹəl/: A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; a red butter pear.
borrelia noun: Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever
borreliacidal adjective: That kills spirochetes of the genus Borrelia (that cause Lyme disease)
borrelial adjective: Relating to borrelias.
borrelian adjective: Relating to, or caused by borrelia
borrelicidal adjective: borreliacidal
borreliosis noun: infection with Borrelia bacteria; Lyme disease
Borrelli proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Borrero proper noun: A surname.
Borris proper noun /ˈbʌɹɪs/: A small town in County Carlow, Ireland.
Borromean adjective /bɒɹəˈmiːən/: of or relating to the aristocratic Borromeo family of Northern Italy.
Borromean nucleus noun: An atomic nucleus comprising three bound components in which any subsystem of two components is unbound.
Borromean rings noun: Three rings joined together so that no pairs are individually linked
Borror proper noun: A surname.
Borrovian adjective /bəˈɹoʊ.vi.ən/: Reminiscent of or pertaining to the English traveler and writer George Borrow.
borrow noun, verb /ˈbɒɹəʊ/: To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
borrow a leaf out of someone's book verb: Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.
borrow a page from someone's book verb: Synonym of take a leaf out of someone's book.
borrow from Peter to pay Paul verb: Alternative form of rob Peter to pay Paul.
borrow pit noun: A pit that is dug to extract material (such as soil, gravel, or sand) for use at another location.
borrow roll noun: Synonym of mortgage roll
borrow trouble verb: To worry about future events not in one's control and that may not come to pass.
borrowability noun: (of words, constructions, etc) The quality of being borrowable.
borrowable adjective, noun: Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
borrowage noun: Synonym of suretyship
borrowback noun: An arrangement in which an asset is sold or given to another, and then borrowed back from the trust or person to whom it was sold or given. Typically, this...
Borrowdale proper noun: A valley and civil parish in Cumberland council area, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough.
borrowed adjective, verb /ˈbɒɹəʊd/: Having been borrowed.
borrowed days noun: Alternative form of borrowing days.
borrowed light noun: A pane allowing light into a room from another room.
borrowed neutral noun: A wiring practice where the neutral conductor from one circuit is improperly shared or borrowed by another separate circuit, common in older wiring.
borrowed scenery noun: The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design.
borrowed time noun: A period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or...
borrowee noun: One from whom something is borrowed; a lender.
borrower noun /ˈbɔɹəʊə/: One who borrows.
borrowin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of borrowing.
borrowing noun, verb /ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/: present participle and gerund of borrow
borrowing card noun: A paper card used to record the borrowing of a book in a library before the advent of computer systems.
borrowing days noun: The last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy.
borrowship noun: Suretyship or the act of borrowing.
borry verb: Pronunciation spelling of borrow.
Borsalino noun /bɔːsəˈliːnəʊ/: A type of wide-brimmed felt hat.
borsch noun /bɔːʃ/: Alternative spelling of borscht.
borscht noun /bɔːʃt/: A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
Borscht Belt adjective, noun: A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.
borschtsch noun: Alternative form of borscht.
borsella noun: An instrument used for extending or contracting glass.
borsh noun: Alternative form of borscht.
borshch noun: Alternative spelling of borscht.
borsholder noun: Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
borsht noun: Alternative spelling of borscht.
Borst proper noun: A surname.
borstal noun: A way up a hill in the South Downs.
borstal training noun: The sentencing of young offenders to a special prison.
Borstalian noun: An inmate of a borstal prison for young offenders.
borstall noun: Alternative form of borstal (“way up a hill”).
borszcz noun: Alternative spelling of barszcz.
bort noun: The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a...
bortezomib noun /bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/: A proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.
Borth proper noun: A surname.
Borthwick proper noun: A hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).
Bortle proper noun: A surname.
Bortles proper noun: A surname.
Borton proper noun: A surname.
bortsch noun: Alternative spelling of borscht.
bortz noun: Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
Boruca noun: An indigenous people of Costa Rica.
Borucki proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Borum proper noun: A surname.
boruret noun: Boride.
Borussia proper noun /boʊˈɹʌʃə/: The national personification of Prussia.
Borussian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Borussia (Prussia).
Borwick proper noun: A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5273).
Borya proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Бо́ря (Bórja)
boryl noun: Any organic boron radical of the form R₂B- especially when linked to a metal atom
borylate verb: To modify by means of borylation
borylation noun: Any reaction that introduces a boryl group into a molecule.
borylene noun: A boranylidene
Borys proper noun: A male given name from Ukrainian. Alternative form of Boris.
Borysenko proper noun: A surname from Ukrainian.
Boryspil proper noun /boˈrɪsp⁽ʲ⁾ilʲ/: A raion of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
borzoi noun /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/: A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
bos noun: Abbreviation of Boston.
bos'n noun: Alternative form of bosun.
bosa noun: Alternative spelling of boza.
Bosak proper noun: A surname.
bosal noun /boʊˈsæl/: A type of noseband used on a horse.
Bosanquet proper noun /ˈboʊzən.kɛt/: A surname from Norman.
bosatinib noun: A tyrosine kinase inhibitor undergoing research for use in the treatment of cancer.
bosbefok adjective: shell-shocked
bosberaad noun: A strategic meeting held in a private venue, less commonly outdoors, such as those to try resolve a political deadlock.
bosbok noun: Alternative form of bushbuck.
Bosc noun: A particular cultivar of pear.
boscage noun /bɒskɪdʒ/: A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
boscalid noun: A particular fungicide and insecticide.
Boscastle proper noun: A coastal village in Forrabury and Minster parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0990).
Boscawen proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
Bosch noun: Alternative form of Boche.
boschbok noun: Alternative form of bushbuck.
Bosche noun: Alternative form of Boche.
Boschian adjective: Of or relating to Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450–1516), Early Netherlandish painter known for his fantastic imagery, detailed landscapes, and illustrations of...
boschnaloside noun: A particular glycoside.
Boschneger noun: Synonym of Bush Negro.
boschniakine noun: An actinidine-type alkaloid found in Boschniakia rossica.
boschnialactone noun: A cat attractant found in Boschniakia species.
boschvark noun: Synonym of bush pig (“type of African pig”).
boschveld noun: Alternative spelling of bushveld.
Bosco proper noun: A surname.
Boscobel proper noun: A civil parish (served by Donington and Boscobel Parish Council) in eastern Shropshire, England.
Boscombe proper noun: A suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1191).
Boscovich proper noun: A surname from Slavic.
Boscovichian adjective: Of or relating to Roger Joseph Boscovich (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; 1711–1787), Ragusan polymath who produced a precursor of atomic theory and made...
bose verb /bəʊs/: To strike the ground with an object in order to determine, from the resulting sounds, what lies underground.
Bose-Einstein condensate noun: A gaseous superfluid phase of matter in which all the particles have the same quantum state.
Bose-Einstein statistics noun: A particle statistics model that describes the behaviour of collections of particles (bosons) that do not obey the Pauli exclusion principle.
boselaphine noun: Any antelope of the tribe Boselaphini
boselliid noun: Any sea slug of the family Boselliidae
Boseman proper noun: A surname.
bosenova noun: A very small, supernova-like explosion, which can be induced in a Bose-Einstein condensate by suitably changing its magnetic field.
bosentan noun /bəʊˈsɛntæn/: A dual endothelin receptor antagonist important in the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension.
Boser proper noun: A surname.
Boserupian adjective: Of or relating to Ester Boserup (1910–1999), Danish economist.
bosey noun: A googly.
bosh interjection, noun, verb /bɒʃ/: Nonsense.
Bosham proper noun /ˈbɒzəm/: A coastal village and civil parish in the City of Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8004).
Boshas noun: Synonym of Bosha (“the Lom people”).
Bosher proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation.
boshintang noun: Alternative spelling of bosintang.
Boshoff proper noun: A surname.
boshter adjective, noun: Excellent; wonderful.
boshvark noun: Alternative form of boschvark.
bosino noun: The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson.
bosintang noun: A soup from Korea, the main ingredient of which is dog meat
bosjemanite noun: Synonym of pickeringite.
Bosjesman noun: A Bushman of southern Africa.
bosk noun /bɒsk/: A bush.
boska adjective: Alternative spelling of bosker.
boskage noun: Alternative spelling of boscage.
bosker adjective, noun: excellent; wonderful; bonzer.
bosket noun /ˈbɒskɪt/: A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.
boskin noun: a partition in a cowshed to separate cattle
boskiness noun: boscage
Bosko proper noun: A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Boskopoid noun: A member of a suggested human species thought to be typified by the Boskop Man fossil of the Middle Stone Age (Late Pleistocene) discovered in 1913 in South...
bosky adjective /ˈbɒski/: Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
Bosler proper noun: A surname.
Bosley proper noun: A surname.
Bosma proper noun: A surname.
Bosman proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Bosman transfer noun: A free transfer.
bosminid noun: Any anomopod of the family Bosminidae
bosn noun: Alternative form of bosun.
Bosna proper noun: A major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.