12-letter words containing a, b, i, n, t
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- antibusiness — opposed to business interests, particularly those of large-scale corporations
- antidiabetes — Countering diabetes.
- antidiabetic — a drug which acts against diabetes
- antifebriles — Plural form of antifebrile.
- antigambling — opposed to gambling
- antiglobulin — a serum containing an antibody specific to an immunoglobulin
- antikickback — acting against or opposed to bribery
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antiroll bar — a horizontal bar in the suspension system of some automotive vehicles, that stabilizes the body of the vehicle and thereby reduces sway, esp. during turns
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antisway bar — stabilizer bar.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
- arborization — a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- assibilation — (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- atrabilarian — Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
- attributions — Plural form of attribution.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- b'nai b'rith — a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims
- babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
- baby monitor — a device that transmits sounds made by a baby to another room
- back-kitchen — a room off a main kitchen, usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
- back-patting — an act or instance of offering praise or congratulation: The winners indulged in a certain amount of mutual back-patting.
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
- backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backtracking — to return over the same course or route.
- báinín skirt — a skirt made of this material
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
- bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
- baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- ballast line — the level to which a vessel is immersed when in ballast.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banana split — A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.