13-letter words containing a, p, b
- interpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- irreplaceable — incapable of being replaced; unique: an irreplaceable vase.
- irreplaceably — In an irreplaceable manner; (frequently) uniquely, singularly.
- irrepleviable — not replevisable; not capable of being replevied.
- job applicant — candidate for an advertised post
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- keep on about — If you say that someone keeps on about something, you mean that they keep talking about it in a boring way.
- khapra beetle — a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.
- labour supply — the total number of hours that workers are willing and able to be paid wages to work for
- lambda prolog — (language) An extension of standard Prolog defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are strongly typed lambda terms. Clauses are higher order hereditary Harrop formulas. The main novelties are universal quantification on goals and implication. The Prolog/Mali compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the MALI abstract memory system. Mailing list: [email protected]
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- librarianship — a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- 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.
- luang prabang — Louangphrabang.
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- mahabalipuram — a village in NE Tamil Nadu, in SE India: Hindu temples; early Dravidian architecture.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- non-repayable — to pay back or refund, as money.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- nondepletable — not depletable
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nonexpendable — capable of being expended.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open a bottle — If you open a bottle, you remove the cork or cap.
- ophidiophobia — Ophiophobia.