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12-letter words containing d, o, b, i

  • bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
  • bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
  • buffalo bird — a cowbird, Molothrus ater, of North America.
  • bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
  • buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
  • bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • burial mound — a barrow
  • buying order — an order to buy a certain security
  • cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
  • carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
  • cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
  • carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
  • cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
  • child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
  • cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
  • clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
  • cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
  • coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
  • colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
  • considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
  • considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
  • crossbanding — a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood
  • custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
  • daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
  • daniel boone — Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
  • debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
  • debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
  • debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
  • debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
  • decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
  • decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
  • deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
  • delivery boy — a boy or youth who delivers merchandise for a store, as to the homes or offices of customers.
  • della robbia — ˈLu‧ca (ˈlukɑ ) ; lo̅oˈkä) 1400?-82; Florentine sculptor & worker in enameled terra cotta: member of a family of artists
  • demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
  • demobilizing — Present participle of demobilize.
  • dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
  • detonability — the quality of being detonable
  • diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
  • diabolically — having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
  • dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
  • diamond bird — any small insectivorous Australian songbird of the genus Pardalotus, having a diamond-patterned plumage
  • diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
  • dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
  • dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
  • die horribly — (jargon)   The software equivalent of crash and burn, and the preferred emphatic form of die. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
  • diploblastic — having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
  • direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
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