12-letter words containing a, b, i, g, l
- half-binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- high-ability — (of a student) having a higher than average ability
- ignitability — to set on fire; kindle.
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- irrefragable — not to be disputed or contested.
- irrefragably — In an irrefragable state or condition.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- landing beam — a radio beam transmitted from a landing field to enable aircraft to make an instrument landing
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawn bowling — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- liberalizing — Present participle of liberalize.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- marriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- navigability — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- obligational — obligatory.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.