12-letter words containing c, o, a, n
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
- 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
- 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
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- bifunctional — having two functions
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- binary color — secondary color.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- black bryony — a climbing herbaceous Eurasian plant, Tamus communis, having small greenish flowers and poisonous red berries: family Dioscoreaceae
- black canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada: site of Boulder Dam.
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- block caving — a method of mining a large block of ore by systematically undercutting so the ore will cave. Compare cave (def 5a).
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- bonne chance — good luck
- bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- bowel cancer — cancer of the colon
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- brown canker — a fungous disease of roses, characterized by leaf and flower lesions, stem cankers surrounded by a reddish-purple border, and dieback.
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- buccolingual — of or relating to the cheek and tongue.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cacodaemonic — Daemonic.
- cacophonical — cacophonous