12-letter words containing b, t, y
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- palatability — acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pastry brush — a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- payback time — Payback time is when someone has to take the consequences of what they have done in the past. You can use this expression to talk about good or bad consequences.
- payment bond — See under contract bond.
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
- peroxyborate — perborate.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- presbyterate — the office of a presbyter or elder.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- pupilability — confidentiality
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- relatability — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- ribeye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
- rotary table — A rotary table is a revolving part which turns the drill string.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- rubber-tyred — having a tyre or tyres made of rubber
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- scrub typhus — an acute febrile disease characterized by severe headache, skin rash, chills, and swelling of the lymph nodes, caused by the bite of mites infected with the microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi: occurs mainly in Asia, Australia, and the islands of the western Pacific
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.