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12-letter words containing o, i, n, t, g

  • 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.
  • antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
  • antireligion — opposed to religion
  • apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
  • apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
  • apron string — a string for tying an apron on
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
  • assignations — Plural form of assignation.
  • astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
  • astroturfing — a PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event
  • augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
  • autographing — Present participle of autograph.
  • autoignition — Automotive. the spontaneous ignition of fuel when introduced into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine, as a result either of glowing carbon in the chamber or of the heat of compression.
  • automatizing — Present participle of automatize.
  • automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
  • babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
  • backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
  • 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.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
  • binding post — one of several metal pegs or rods, fitted into a loose-leaf binder, for holding sheets with prepunched holes.
  • 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.
  • biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
  • biting point — (in driving) the point at which the plates of the clutch connect as the clutch pedal is released
  • block voting — voting using block votes
  • blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
  • blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
  • bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
  • blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
  • bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
  • boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
  • boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
  • boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
  • boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
  • boating trip — a trip or holiday in a boat such as a sailing boat or canal boat
  • bogon filter — /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity.
  • boot topping — the part of a ship's hull that is between the load line and the water line when the ship is not loaded
  • born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
  • boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
  • bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
  • bouncing bet — a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers
  • boxing match — a competition between two boxers
  • bring action — to start a lawsuit
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