12-letter words containing g, o, b, l
- programmable — capable of being programmed.
- 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
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rolling boil — heated liquid: bubbling
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- sailing boat — sailboat.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- signal board — a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.
- sleeper goby — any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- sociobiology — the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- 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.
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- tattie-bogle — a scarecrow
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tribological — relating to tribology
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- tumbling box — a box, pivoted at two corners, used in the manner of a tumbling barrel.
- turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urobilinogen — a colourless substance produced by bacterial degradation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the intestine and which produces urobilin when oxidized
- velo binding — a technique for binding books or documents that uses a narrow plastic strip along the length of the front and back binding edges and plastic pegs to attach the strips through holes punched in the pages.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy