12-letter words containing b, i, n, o, m
- brain tumour — a tumour that is situated in the brain
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
- burial mound — a barrow
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- cinnamon bun — a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- complainable — That may be complained of.
- connubialism — the state of being married
- contaminable — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
- contemptible — If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- cumulonimbus — Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud, similar to cumulus, that extends to a great height and is associated with thunderstorms.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
- demobilizing — Present participle of demobilize.
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- diamond bird — any small insectivorous Australian songbird of the genus Pardalotus, having a diamond-patterned plumage
- diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
- disembodying — Present participle of disembody.
- dumbfounding — Present participle of dumbfound.
- dumbing down — the act or process of making something less intellectually demanding; a pejorative use
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- embroidering — Present participle of embroider.
- endosymbiont — (ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- everblooming — (of a plant) blooming repeatedly during the growing season
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- ferroniobium — An important alloy of iron and niobium.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fission bomb — atomic bomb.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- harmonizable — That can be harmonized.
- hobgoblinism — a belief in hobgoblins
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- imbibitional — relating to imbibition
- immobilising — Present participle of immobilise.