12-letter words containing c, r, e, o
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
- arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- 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.
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autocritique — the examination of factors guiding one's thoughts, beliefs and actions; self-criticism
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
- averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
- b chromosome — a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species.
- baby-bouncer — a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc, in which a baby may be placed for exercise
- 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
- backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
- backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barcoo river — a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- barge course — the overhang of the gable end of a roof
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- baroreceptor — a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- 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).
- 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
- 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
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible