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13-letter words containing i, b, m

  • problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • promotability — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
  • proverbialism — a proverbial expression
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
  • rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
  • re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
  • reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
  • refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
  • reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
  • remarkability — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
  • remediability — the state of being able to be remedied
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • retributivism — a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.
  • rhumb sailing — sea navigation along rhumb lines.
  • ribosomal rna — a type of RNA, distinguished by its length and abundance, functioning in protein synthesis as a component of ribosomes. Abbreviation: rRNA.
  • rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
  • rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
  • rumble strips — 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.
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • sandwich beam — flitch beam.
  • scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
  • semi-abstract — pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.
  • semi-flexible — partially flexible; involving or possessing some flexibility
  • semicarbazide — an organic nitrogen compound derived from urea
  • semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
  • semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
  • signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
  • simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • slimming club — a group of people who meet regularly and are all trying to lose weight
  • snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
  • sodium borate — borax1 .
  • spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
  • stimulability — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
  • subbituminous — (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
  • subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
  • subcommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
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