12-letter words containing m, i, c
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- bicameralism — having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- bicycle pump — a hand pump for pumping air into the tyres of a bicycle
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- bismarck sea — an arm of the Pacific Ocean north of New Britain and north-east of New Guinea
- black medick — a small European leguminous plant, Medicago lupulina, with trifoliate leaves, small yellow flowers, and black pods
- black muslim — a member of the Black Muslims
- bliss carman — (William) Bliss, 1861–1929, Canadian poet and journalist in the U.S.
- body fascism — intolerance of those whose bodies do not conform to a particular view of what is desirable
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- by my certie — assuredly
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cacodaemonic — Daemonic.
- cadmium cell — a photocell with a cadmium electrode that is especially sensitive to ultraviolet radiation
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumet city — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- camaraderies — comradeship; good-fellowship.
- camber piece — a centering for a flat arch, slightly crowned to allow for settling of the arch.
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- camiknickers — women's knickers attached to a camisole top
- camomile tea — a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants