12-letter words containing b, e, s, t, o
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- desert boots — ankle-high suede boots with laces and soft soles, worn informally by men and women
- dessert bowl — A dessert bowl is a bowl in which a dessert is served.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- do one's bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- donets basin — a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double steal — a play in which two base runners steal a base each.
- doubtfulness — of uncertain outcome or result.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- endosymbiont — (ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- exobiologist — A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
- fibre optics — optical fibre
- for the best — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
- greenbottles — Plural form of greenbottle.
- haematoblast — any of the undifferentiated cells in the bone marrow that develop into blood cells
- harbormaster — A harbormaster is the official in charge of a harbor.
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- hematoblasts — Plural form of hematoblast.
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inkblot test — any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blots of ink are interpreted by the subject.
- insubjection — lack of subjection, or the state of being disobedient to an authority, such as a government
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- isobilateral — (esp of a leaf) capable of being divided into symmetrical halves along two different planes
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- job security — chances of staying in employment