11-letter words containing c, l, o
- baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- baronetical — pertaining to baronets
- basic cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL from COBOL-60 standards.
- batholithic — Containing or relating to batholith.
- batological — relating to the study of brambles
- bay scallop — a small scallop, Pecten irradians, inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, especially eastern Long Island Sound.
- beach towel — a large towel used on the beach
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bellicosity — inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
- below decks — If someone or something is below decks, they are inside a ship in the part of it that is underneath the deck.
- belt course — an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall
- belt-course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- benevolence — inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- betulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Betulaceae, a family of mostly N temperate catkin-bearing trees and shrubs such as birch and alder, some species of which reach the northern limits of tree growth
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- biblioclast — One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bibliopegic — relating to bookbinding as a fine art
- bibliopolic — relating to bibliopoles
- bibliotheca — a library or collection of books
- bicephalous — having two heads
- bid welcome — to receive with cordial greetings
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- biocatalyst — a chemical, esp an enzyme, that initiates or increases the rate of a biochemical reaction
- biocenology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- bioclimatic — concerning the relations between climate and living organisms
- bioelectric — of or having to do with electrical energy in living tissues
- biologistic — relating to biologism
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biomolecule — a molecule occurring naturally in living organisms
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- biosocially — from a biosocial point of view
- bisectional — relating to division into two equal parts
- black frost — a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
- black goods — electronic goods which are housed in black or dark casings, such as televisions, CD players, etc
- black house — a type of thatched house, usually made of turf, formerly found in the highlands and islands of Scotland
- black humor — a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic.
- black ivory — Black slaves collectively
- black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- black olive — a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
- black power — a social, economic, and political movement of Black people, esp in the US, to obtain equality with White people
- black volta — a river in W Africa, rising in SW Burkina Faso and flowing northeast, then south into Lake Volta: forms part of the border of Ghana with Burkina-Faso and with Côte d'Ivoire. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)
- black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
- black widow — an American spider, Latrodectus mactans, the female of which is black with red markings, highly venomous, and commonly eats its mate
- blackfellow — Australian Aborigine