12-letter words containing b, i, o, p, r, a
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- paleoliberal — a person advocating a more extreme form of liberalism, especially in politics.
- peabody bird — the white-throated sparrow.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- 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.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- 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
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- 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.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- 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.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- 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.