12-letter words containing c, o
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
- 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.
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- bedford cord — a heavy corded cloth, similar to corduroy
- beer o’clock — the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- 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
- besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
- beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
- 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
- betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- bibliophilic — pertaining to a bibliophile
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- 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
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- 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.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biocorrosion — corrosion caused by or enhanced by bacteria or other microorganisms; biologically induced corrosion.
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biologically — pertaining to biology.
- 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
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosociology — the study of the evolution of social forms and the development of social behavior in terms analogous to or correlated with biological studies.
- 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.