12-letter words containing a, b, n, o
- inconsolably — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- incorporable — able to be incorporated.
- indian bison — the gaur.
- indian cobra — a highly venomous cobra, Naja naja, common in India, having markings resembling a pair of spectacles on the back of the hood.
- indisposable — Not disposable.
- infibulation — the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- infraorbital — (anatomy) Below the orbit (of the eye).
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- innominables — trousers
- inobservable — Unobservable.
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
- insalubrious — unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
- insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- interlobular — (anatomy) Between lobules.
- interorbital — Between orbitals.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- jacobinizing — Present participle of jacobinize.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- job analysis — a detailed study of the requirements necessary to complete a job, taking into consideration chiefly the order of operation, material and machinery needed, and the necessary qualifications of workers.
- job creation — the process by which the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc is increased
- job rotation — the practice of transferring an employee from one work station or activity to another during the working day in order to add variety to a job: often used in assembly line work
- jodrell bank — site of a radio astronomy observatory (Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories) in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
- keep tabs on — a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- labanotation — a system for recording ballet movements invented by Rudolph Laban
- labia minora — female genitals: inner folds of skin
- labilization — to cause to become labile.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboratorian — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lake balaton — a large shallow lake in W Hungary. Area: 689 sq km (266 sq miles)
- lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
- last but one — next to last
- 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).