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12-letter words containing b, o

  • bellows fish — snipefish.
  • belly button — Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach.
  • below ground — If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
  • below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
  • bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
  • benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
  • benioff zone — a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior
  • benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
  • benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
  • benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
  • benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
  • benzophenone — a white sweet-smelling crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of organic compounds and in perfume. Formula: C6H5COC6H5
  • benzoquinone — a yellow crystalline water-soluble unsaturated ketone manufactured from aniline and used in the production of dyestuffs. Formula: C6H4O2
  • benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
  • besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
  • besottedness — the state of being besotted
  • best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
  • beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
  • beta orionis — Rigel
  • beta version — beta testing
  • beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
  • betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
  • betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
  • betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
  • betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
  • beurre fondu — melted butter.
  • beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
  • beyond price — invaluable or priceless
  • beyond reach — inaccessible
  • bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
  • bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
  • bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
  • bibliologist — a student of bibliology
  • bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
  • bibliopegist — a bookbinder
  • bibliophilic — pertaining to a bibliophile
  • bibliophobia — an aversion to books
  • bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
  • bibliotheque — a library.
  • bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
  • bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
  • bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
  • bifunctional — having two functions
  • big-sounding — meant to be impressive in scale
  • bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
  • bill of fare — The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat.
  • bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
  • billow cloud — a cloud consisting of broad, parallel bands oriented perpendicularly to the wind.
  • bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
  • binary color — secondary color.
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