13-letter words containing f, b
- infallibility — Sometimes, infallibleness. the quality of being infallible, or of being absolutely trustworthy: He believed in the infallibility of his leadership.
- infeasibility — not feasible; impracticable.
- inflatability — The quality of being inflatable.
- inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- infundibulate — Shaped like a funnel; infundibulated or infundibular.
- interfaceable — Capable of being interfaced.
- irrefrangible — not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
- jacob's staff — Astronomy. cross-staff.
- kalambo falls — an archaeological site at the southeastern end of Lake Tanganyika, on the Zambia-Tanzania border, that has yielded one of the longest continuous cultural sequences in sub-Saharan Africa, beginning more than 100,000 years b.p. and characterized in the earliest levels by evidence of fire use and some simple wooden implements of Lower Paleolithic, or Acheulean, humans.
- labor of love — work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- midriff bulge — a roll of fat around your midriff
- modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myelofibrotic — of, relating to or affected by myelofibrosis
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- nimble-footed — able to move the feet agilely and neatly
- nobody's fool — person: intelligent
- non-favorable — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- nonbeneficial — Not beneficial; that produces no benefit.
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nondiffusible — not diffusible
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- oblique fault — a fault that runs obliquely to, rather than parallel to or perpendicular to, the strike of the affected rocks
- oeil-de-boeuf — a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
- off the books — of or relating to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman.
- off-the-books — not recorded in account books or not reported as taxable income.
- offertory box — the box or container where worshippers' put their offerings (usually money)
- office bearer — a person who holds an office, as in a society, company, club, etc; official
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- orbitofrontal — Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.
- osteofibrosis — loss of calcium from the bones, causing them to become fragile
- out of bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- out-of-bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.