12-letter words containing b, u, l, i, e, r
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- multiproblem — characterized by or experiencing several problems
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurofibrils — Plural form of neurofibril.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- 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).
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- pulverizable — that can be pulverized
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- service club — any of several organizations dedicated to the growth and general welfare of its members and the community.
- slubberingly — in a slubbering or slovenly manner
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- soboliferous — bearing or producing soboles
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subdelirious — having the symptoms of subdelirium; suffering from subdelirium
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subversively — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- suppressible — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.