12-letter words containing m, o, t
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
- beehive tomb — a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.
- bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
- bell-bottoms — Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet.
- besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
- 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 mother — the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black bottom — a dance of the late 1920s that originated in America, involving a sinuous rotation of the hips
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- 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.
- boehm system — a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).
- bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
- bomb shelter — a shelter, usually underground, in which people take refuge from bomb attacks
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- booch method — (programming) A widely used object-oriented analysis and object-oriented design method.
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- boom-or-bust — boom-and-bust.
- boomer state — Oklahoma
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- bottom break — a branch coming from the bottom of a plant stem, usually formed by pinching and disbudding.
- bottom grass — any grass that grows on bottoms or lowlands.
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bottom quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 4.7 to 5.3 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- bottom round — a cut of beef taken from outside the round, which is below the rump and above the upper leg.
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- bottomfeeder — (networking) An RSS aggregator.
- bottomlessly — from a bottomless point of view
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- brain tumour — a tumour that is situated in the brain
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.