12-letter words containing a, b, s
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- assibilation — (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- assumability — a mortgage loan or a feature of such that allows the buyer of a property to assume or take on the existing mortgage from the property seller
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- atholl brose — a mixture of whisky and honey left to ferment before consumption
- attributions — Plural form of attribution.
- automobilism — the use of automobiles, or the practices associated with them
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.
- avowableness — the quality or condition of being avowable
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- babcock test — a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.
- babe-in-arms — a young baby that has to be carried
- baby's-tears — a mosslike plant, Soleirolia (or Helxine) soleirolii, of the nettle family, native to Corsica and Sardinia, having small, roundish leaves and minute flowers.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- back passage — People sometimes refer to their rectum as their back passage.
- back scatter — the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90°.
- back stretch — the straight part of a race track opposite the part leading to the finish line.
- back to taws — back to the beginning
- back-slapper — the practice of making a loud and effusive display of friendliness, cordiality, etc., as by slapping persons on the back.
- back-stabbed — to attempt to discredit (a person) by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.
- back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backbenchers — Plural form of backbencher.
- backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
- backbreakers — Plural form of backbreaker.
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backpressure — a resistant pressure exerted by liquid or gas against the forward motion or flow of an exhaust or pipe system: Careful control of backpressure ensures an even supply of oil from the well.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backsplashes — Plural form of backsplash.
- 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
- backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backswimmers — Plural form of backswimmer.
- backswordman — a person who uses a backsword.
- backtrackers — Plural form of backtracker.
- backwardness — toward the back or rear.
- backwoodsman — Backwoodsmen are people, especially politicians, who like the old ways of doing things, or who are involved in an organization at a local level.
- backwoodsmen — Plural form of backwoodsman.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- badger skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
- badger state — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badger-skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.