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12-letter words containing i, c, o

  • barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
  • barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
  • basic jovial — (language)   A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
  • basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
  • basification — the process of making something alkaline
  • bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
  • battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
  • be no picnic — If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • 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
  • 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
  • beyond price — invaluable or priceless
  • 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.
  • biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
  • bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
  • bishop's-cap — any of a genus (Mitella) of small woodland plants of the saxifrage family, with two-lobed seedcases shaped like a bishop's hat
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