12-letter words containing o, g, e, n
- antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
- attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
- backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
- backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- 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.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
- beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- begging bowl — If a country or organization approaches other countries or organizations with a begging bowl, it asks them for money.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- below ground — If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- blaze orange — a very bright orange, as on a traffic cone.
- blood orange — a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.