13-letter words containing b, i, o, m
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- immunobiology — the study of the immune response and the biological aspects of immunity to disease.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- impossibilism — a belief that everything is impossible; defeatism
- impossibilist — a person who holds to the ideas of impossibilism
- impossibility — condition or quality of being impossible.
- improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
- improvability — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- incommiscible — not able to be mixed or combined
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- kuskokwim bay — an inlet of the Bering Sea in Alaska. Length: about 160 km (100 miles)
- lacrimal bone — a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
- lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- mackinaw boat — a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medium bomber — a moderately large airplane capable of carrying large bomb loads for moderate distances at medium altitudes, especially one having a gross loaded weight of 100,000 to 250,000 pounds (45,000 to 113,000 kg).
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.