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12-letter words containing t, r, o, m

  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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-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.
  • 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.
  • bromomethane — methyl bromide.
  • burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
  • call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
  • calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
  • calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
  • calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
  • calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
  • caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
  • camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
  • camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
  • carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
  • carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
  • cathetometer — an instrument measuring minute height differences
  • cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
  • centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
  • chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
  • chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
  • chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
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