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13-letter words containing a, b, l, e, d

  • lipid bilayer — a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane, the hydrophobic lipid ends facing inward and the hydrophilic phosphate ends facing outward.
  • lo and behold — Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all.
  • lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
  • lower abdomen — lowest part of the belly
  • magdalena bay — a bay in NW Mexico, on the SW coast of Baja California. 17 miles (27 km) long; 12 miles (19 km) wide.
  • malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
  • marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
  • marmalade box — genipap.
  • medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
  • medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
  • metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
  • middlebreaker — lister1 (def 1).
  • millau bridge — a road bridge, the highest in the world, crossing the River Tarn in the Massif Central in SW France; designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 2004
  • miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
  • mixed ability — A mixed ability class or teaching system is one in which pupils of different abilities are taught together in the same class.
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
  • non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
  • non-amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
  • non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
  • nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
  • nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
  • nondeliberate — not deliberate or intentional
  • nondepletable — not depletable
  • nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
  • nondialyzable — not dialyzable or capable of undergoing dialysis
  • nondisposable — Not disposable.
  • nonexpendable — capable of being expended.
  • nonrecordable — Not recordable.
  • nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
  • oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
  • orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
  • organ-builder — a maker of organs
  • particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
  • pebble garden — a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • plant breeder — a botanist concerned with the origin and evolution of plants
  • playback head — the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • rattlebrained — foolish; flighty; scatterbrained.
  • reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
  • recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
  • redbelly dace — any of the small, brightly colored North American freshwater cyprinids, especially Phoxinus oreas (northern redbelly dace) and P. erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
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