12-letter words containing b, i, l, o, p
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- piano nobile — the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
- pigeon blood — dark red.
- pillow block — a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- polyribosome — polysome.
- 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.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- 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.
- powerbuilder — (tool, database) A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- public works — government-funded construction
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- zebulon pike — James Albert, 1913–69, U.S. Protestant Episcopal clergyman, lawyer, and author.