12-letter words containing y, n
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- azophenylene — phenazine.
- baby monitor — a device that transmits sounds made by a baby to another room
- baby-bouncer — a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc, in which a baby may be placed for exercise
- back country — The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it.
- backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- banbury cake — a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied peel, and sugar, with a crisscross pattern on the top
- banbury tart — a tart filled with a lemon-flavored mixture of currants, raisins, or the like.
- bandy-legged — bow-legged
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- bank robbery — theft from a bank
- bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- bay of fundy — an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be in embryo — Something that is in embryo is at a very early stage of its development.
- beauty queen — A beauty queen is a woman who has won a beauty contest.
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- begrudgingly — If you do something begrudgingly, you do it unwillingly.
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- belligerency — the state of being at war
- belly button — Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach.
- belly dancer — A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- benzaldehyde — a yellowish fragrant volatile oil occurring in almond kernels and used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and flavourings and as a solvent for oils and resins. Formula: C6H5CHO
- benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
- benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- binary color — secondary color.
- binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- 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.
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biscayne bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.
- black bryony — a climbing herbaceous Eurasian plant, Tamus communis, having small greenish flowers and poisonous red berries: family Dioscoreaceae
- black canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada: site of Boulder Dam.
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant