11-letter words containing b, i, o, l
- lestobiosis — cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- libellously — in a libellous manner
- librational — Of or pertaining to libration.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- like a bomb — with great speed or success; very well (esp in the phrase go like a bomb)
- like billyo — (intensifier)
- limber hole — any of a series of holes pierced through a frame or floor to allow the passage of accumulated moisture.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- loading bay — dock where cargo is loaded
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobotomized — Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- localizable — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- long-limbed — having long limbs
- lost tribes — the members of the ten tribes of ancient Israel who were taken into captivity in 722 b.c. by Sargon II of Assyria and are believed never to have returned to Palestine. II Kings 17:1–23.
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubritorium — a place, as in a service station, for the lubrication of motor vehicles
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- lyssophobia — a pathological fear of going insane.
- memorabilia — Objects kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with memorable people or events.
- memorizable — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- metabolical — Alternative form of metabolic.
- metabolised — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolise.
- metabolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolise.
- metabolisms — Plural form of metabolism.
- metabolites — Plural form of metabolite.
- metabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolize.
- metabolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolize.
- microbubble — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microfibril — a microtubule, microfilament, or other fine threadlike structure of a cell.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- middle-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- middlebrows — Plural form of middlebrow.
- milk bottle — a glass bottle in which milk is sold, esp when it is distributed by a milkman
- mind-blower — a hallucinogenic drug.
- mindblowing — Alternative spelling of mind-blowing.
- mirror ball — a large revolving ball covered with small pieces of mirror glass so that it reflects light in changing patterns: used in discos and ballrooms
- misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
- misdoubtful — doubting; distrustful
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw