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12-letter words containing o, c, e, l

  • aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
  • apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
  • apodeictical — Apodeictic.
  • appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
  • appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
  • approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
  • archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
  • archeologist — archaeology.
  • archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
  • archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
  • argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
  • artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
  • ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
  • atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
  • autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
  • autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
  • autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
  • autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
  • b lymphocyte — B cell.
  • b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
  • bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
  • bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
  • bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
  • bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • baklava code — (humour, programming)   Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
  • balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
  • banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
  • barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
  • be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
  • bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
  • beer o’clock — the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol
  • beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
  • beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
  • bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
  • bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
  • 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
  • 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
  • bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
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