12-letter words containing b, e, c, h
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- herbicidally — from a herbicidal point of view
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- high wycombe — a town in S central England, in S Buckinghamshire: furniture industry. Pop: 77 178 (2001)
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- hull balance — (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- john bircher — Bircher.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- lunch-bucket — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- ohio buckeye — See under buckeye (def 1).
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pebble beach — a beach covered with pebbles or stones rather than sand
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- purple beech — copper beech.
- raised beach — a wave-cut platform raised above the shoreline by a relative fall in the water level
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reaching jib — genoa.
- rechargeable — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- researchable — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- rubber check — a check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces.