12-letter words containing e, t, o, n, i
- base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
- be done with — to end relations with
- be one thing — You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
- beta orionis — Rigel
- beta version — beta testing
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- 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.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- bletheration — nonsense!
- bloemfontein — a city in central South Africa: capital of Free State province and judicial capital of the country. Pop: 111 698 (2001)
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- bogon filter — /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity.
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- 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.
- bottled wine — wine that has been transferred from barrel to bottle
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- bouleuterion — a council chamber in ancient Greece.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- bouncing bet — a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- bridle joint — a heading joint in which the end of one member, notched to form two parallel tenons, is fitted into two gains cut into the edges of a second member.
- bubble point — the temperature at which bubbles just start to appear in a heated liquid mixture
- bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- canton linen — a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.