13-letter words containing b, e, m, o
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- incommiscible — not able to be mixed or combined
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- judgment book — the book from which all persons will be judged at the Last Judgment, containing a full record of their acts.
- kettle-bottom — noting a wide, flat-bottomed hull formerly used for merchant sailing vessels.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- labour market — When you talk about the labour market, you are referring to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
- lacrimal bone — a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
- lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- lower abdomen — lowest part of the belly
- lower chamber — lower house.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- made-down bed — a makeshift bed, as a pallet, placed on the floor for sleeping.
- make no bones — If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret.
- make or break — either completely successful or utterly disastrous: a make-or-break marketing policy.
- make-or-break — either completely successful or utterly disastrous: a make-or-break marketing policy.
- managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marmalade box — genipap.
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- meadow beauty — any of several North American plants of the genus Rhexia, especially R. mariana or R. virginica, having showy rose-pink flowers with eight prominent bright yellow stamens.
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medium bomber — a moderately large airplane capable of carrying large bomb loads for moderate distances at medium altitudes, especially one having a gross loaded weight of 100,000 to 250,000 pounds (45,000 to 113,000 kg).
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- membrane bone — a bone that develops from membranous tissue.
- 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.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.