12-letter words containing b, i, o, l
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double helix — the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
- double-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
- double-digit — of or denoting a percentage greater than ten.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- double-sided — double-faced (defs 2, 3).
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- enjoyability — The state or condition of being enjoyable.
- ephebophilia — the condition of being sexually attracted to adolescents
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equilibrious — In equilibrium; balanced.
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- everblooming — (of a plant) blooming repeatedly during the growing season
- evolvability — (biology) The ability of a particular organism to evolve.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exobiologist — A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- fellow being — if you refer to someone as a fellow being, you are emphasizing that you and they are human beings and have things in common
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrilliform — of the form of a fibril.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fibromyalgia — a syndrome characterized by fatigue and chronic pain in the muscles and in tissues surrounding the joints.
- fire balloon — a montgolfier.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- flabelliform — Shaped like a fan; flabellate.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.