12-letter words containing a, b, c, o
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monte bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- noctambulant — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- nonadiabatic — (of a physical reaction) not adiabatic or not occurring without heat loss or gain
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbroadcast — not broadcast to a wide audience, supplied on a hidden or private network
- noncarbonate — That which is not a carbonate.
- noncombatant — a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.
- noncombative — Not combative.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- nonrevocable — Not revocable.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- oblanceolate — inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- of substance — wealthy
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.