12-letter words containing a, m, e, r
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- art mobilier — small, movable art objects, especially primitive or prehistoric works of art.
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- arthrotomies — Plural form of arthrotomy.
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- astigmatizer — a cylindrical lens used in a rangefinder to draw out the point image of a point source into a line.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- atheromatous — a sebaceous cyst.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- atom smasher — accelerator (sense 3)
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
- axe-murderer — someone who commits murderer with an axe
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- babe-in-arms — a young baby that has to be carried
- bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
- backswimmers — Plural form of backswimmer.
- bad-mannered — having bad manners; impolite
- bad-tempered — Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily.
- balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
- ballad metre — the metre of a ballad stanza
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- bandjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- bank manager — A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals.
- banquet room — A banquet room is a room in a hotel where large formal meals for many people can be held.
- barium enema — an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal
- barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- basket maker — a member of an early Native American people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- battery farm — a farm that uses batteries for raising poultry
- bay rum tree — a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta racemosa, that yields an oil used in making bay rum
- beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
- beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bear in mind — to remember
- bearded clam — mollusc eaten as seafood
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- beauty cream — a cosmetic cream
- beech marten — stone marten.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- bench-warmer — a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.