12-letter words containing b, e, c, l, o
- flame carbon — a carbon electrode containing metallic salts that colour the arc in a flame-arc light
- flow breccia — a volcanic breccia that has solidified from a lava flow.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- incapable of — not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- inconsolable — 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.
- incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leaf tobacco — tobacco in leaf form
- little abaco — two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- lobeliaceous — belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- mental block — inability to recall
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- monkey block — Nautical. a single block that swivels.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.