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12-letter words containing o, s, t, e

  • autoexposure — A device that sets the exposure automatically on a camera or other piece of equipment.
  • autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
  • autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
  • babcock test — a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.
  • back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
  • balloon seat — (on some 18th-century chairs) a seat having an outline resembling that of a bell.
  • bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
  • bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
  • barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
  • basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
  • bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
  • batter's box — box1 (def 16a).
  • battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
  • battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
  • be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
  • be let loose — If you say that someone has been let loose in a place or situation, you mean that they have been given complete freedom to do what they like in that place or situation, and you suggest that this may be risky.
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • bean-shooter — peashooter.
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
  • beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
  • 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.
  • below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
  • besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
  • besottedness — the state of being besotted
  • best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
  • beta orionis — Rigel
  • beta version — beta testing
  • betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
  • betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
  • bibliopegist — a bookbinder
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
  • biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
  • biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
  • biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
  • biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
  • biosatellite — an artificial satellite for carrying living organisms
  • bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
  • biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
  • biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
  • bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
  • bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
  • biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
  • bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
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