12-letter words containing b, i, p, o
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- 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.
- postbiblical — occurring after the events written about in the Bible, occurring after the Bible was written
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerbuilder — (tool, database) A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- 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.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- 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.
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- public works — government-funded construction
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- ribbon strip — ribbon (def 8).
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spinning box — centrifugal box.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.