13-letter words containing b, i, o, l, u
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- burrowing owl — a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows
- busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- coccobacillus — a spherelike bacillus.
- commutability — The quality of being commutable.
- computability — (computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.
- confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
- corticobulbar — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.
- coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- double boiler — a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.
- double bridle — a bridle with four reins coming from a bit with two rings on each side
- double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double vision — diplopia.
- double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
- double window — a window with two panes of glass
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- double-dipper — Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
- double-figure — double-digit.
- double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
- double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
- double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
- double-tailed — (of a lion) represented with two tails joined together next to the body.
- ebola (virus) — an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death
- equilibration — The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium.
- equilibratory — Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- filibusterous — resembling a filibuster or the actions of a filibuster
- fontainebleau — a town in N France, SE of Paris: famous palace, long a favorite residence of French kings; extensive forest.