12-letter words containing b, o, s, t, n, r
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- substruction — a foundation or substructure.
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the sorbonne — a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
- transfer box — A transfer box is a gear system that divides the power between the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive system.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- union buster — any of a group of persons hired by a company to disperse picketers, end a strike or job action, etc., especially by violence or intimidation.
- unobstructed — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unrestorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- urban forest — the trees and plants within a city.
- urbanisation — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- vector boson — one of the three particles that are believed to transmit the weak force: the positively charged W particle, the negatively charged W particle, and the neutral Z 0 particle.
- western blot — a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract, as in testing for AIDS virus protein in a blood sample: proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe, as the binding of a labeled antibody.