13-letter words containing b, i, l, o, f
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- globuliferous — containing or producing globules.
- goldfish bowl — round glass container for goldfish
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- in-capable of — not capable.
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- nimble-footed — able to move the feet agilely and neatly
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- nonbeneficial — Not beneficial; that produces no benefit.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- oeil-de-boeuf — a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- orbitofrontal — Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- profitability — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- public office — position in government
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- reinforceable — capable of being reinforced
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- umbraculiform — umbrella-shaped
- unblindfolded — not blindfolded
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- wolffian body — the mesonephros.