12-letter words containing c, h, o, e
- arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
- arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- axiom schema — (logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
- b chromosome — a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species.
- b lymphocyte — B cell.
- b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
- bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- 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
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- block heater — an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
- blocked shoe — a dancing shoe with a stiffened toe that enables a ballet dancer to dance on the tips of the toes
- boghead coal — compact bituminous coal that burns brightly and yields large quantities of tar and oil upon distillation.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- bonne bouche — a tasty titbit or morsel
- bonne chance — good luck
- bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
- booch method — (programming) A widely used object-oriented analysis and object-oriented design method.
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- borscht belt — (sometimes initial capital letters) the hotels of the predominantly Jewish resort area in the Catskill Mountains, many of them offering nightclub or cabaret entertainment.
- boucherville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.