12-letter words containing b, u, r, l
- natural-born — native-born.
- 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.
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonturbulent — Not turbulent.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- 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.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- over-trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- paul-boncour — Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1873–1972, French lawyer and statesman: premier 1932–33.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- phillipsburg — a city in NW New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- poplar bluff — a city in SE Missouri.
- 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
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- public works — government-funded construction
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- pulverizable — that can be pulverized
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- purple beech — copper beech.
- quillai bark — soapbark (def 2).
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- red mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- regular verb — verb that follows standard conjugation
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- 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.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.