12-letter words containing b, a, s, i, l
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- postbiblical — occurring after the events written about in the Bible, occurring after the Bible was written
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- re-stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- recalibrates — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- replevisable — capable of being replevied.
- restrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- sailing boat — sailboat.
- saint albans — a city in W Hertfordshire, in SE England: Norman cathedral; battles of Wars of the Roses 1455, 1461.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sandblasting — the act or process of using a sandblast to clean, grind, or decorate a surface
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- santa isabel — former name of Malabo.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- semiarboreal — (of animals) spending half or some of their life in trees
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.