12-letter words containing b, o, m
- microbiomics — the scientific study of the microbiome.
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbrewery — a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microfibrils — Plural form of microfibril.
- microfibrous — Composed of microscopic fibres.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- middlebrowed — midway between highbrow and lowbrow
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- millicoulomb — a unit of electrical charge equal to one thousandth of a coulomb: Abbreviation: mC.
- mind-blowing — overwhelming; astounding: Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
- mindboggling — That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out; bewildering; mystifying.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mobile phone — any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.
- mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
- mobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- mobius strip — a continuous, one-sided surface formed by twisting one end of a rectangular strip through 180° about the longitudinal axis of the strip and attaching this end to the other.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- monkey block — Nautical. a single block that swivels.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- monte bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- monterey bay — an inlet of the Pacific in W California. 26 miles (42 km) long.
- montes pubis — mons pubis
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- morbilliform — (of a rash) resembling measles
- mortar board — A mortar board is a stiff black cap which has a flat square top with a bunch of threads attached to it. In Britain, mortar boards are sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. In the United States, mortar boards are worn by students at graduation ceremonies at high schools, colleges, and universities.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mosbolletjie — (South Africa) Dough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks.
- moses basket — wicker bed for a baby
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- mother-to-be — A mother-to-be is a woman who is pregnant, especially for the first time.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mount elbert — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)