12-letter words containing i, m, b, t
- beta emitter — a radioactive element, either natural or artificial, which changes into another element by emitting a beta particle
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- beth shammai — the school of Jewish legal thought and hermeneutics founded in Jerusalem in the 1st century b.c. by the Jewish teacher Shammai and characterized by an austere or rigid interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
- betweentimes — between other activities; during intervals
- bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
- bhakti-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bilateralism — the practice of being bilateral
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- biotelemetry — the monitoring of biological functions in humans or animals by means of a miniature transmitter that sends data to a distant point to be read by electronic instruments
- bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
- birth mother — the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child
- birth trauma — an emotional shock caused by being born.
- bismuthinite — a grey mineral consisting of bismuth sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in veins associated with tin, copper, silver, lead, etc, and is a source of bismuth. Formula: Bi2S3
- biting mania — an epidemic in which people have a compulsion to bite others, as in 15th-century Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
- biting midge — any small fragile dipterous fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, most of which suck the blood of mammals, birds, or other insects
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blind summit — a point on a road where a vehicle approaching the top of a hill or incline cannot see vehicles approaching up the other side of the hill
- bloemfontein — a city in central South Africa: capital of Free State province and judicial capital of the country. Pop: 111 698 (2001)
- blossom into — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- blue melilot — a European plant, Trigonella caerulea, of the legume family, having long-stalked clusters of blue and white flowers.
- boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- brain tumour — a tumour that is situated in the brain
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- british warm — an army officer's short thick overcoat
- 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.
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- by my certie — assuredly
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- contaminable — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.