12-letter words containing b, o, r, n, t
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- exacerbation — An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- fiberization — the process or practice of breaking into fibres
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- forebodement — The act of foreboding.
- fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- friction rub — the sound, heard through a stethoscope, made by the rubbing together of the two inflamed layers of pericardium in patients with pericarditis or of pleura in patients with pleurisy
- front bottom — the female genitals
- front burner — Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
- frontal bone — a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit.
- frontal lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- greenbottles — Plural form of greenbottle.
- groundbursts — Plural form of groundburst.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- honor bright — upon my honor; really and truly: I did sweep the floor, honor bright.
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- infraorbital — (anatomy) Below the orbit (of the eye).
- interborough — between boroughs.
- interlobular — (anatomy) Between lobules.
- interorbital — Between orbitals.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- job creation — the process by which the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc is increased
- job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
- job rotation — the practice of transferring an employee from one work station or activity to another during the working day in order to add variety to a job: often used in assembly line work
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- laboratorian — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- liberational — Relating to, or aiding, liberation; liberatory.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- liberty loan — any of the five bond issues of the U.S. government floated in World War I.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.