12-letter words containing i, b, y, c
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- payback time — Payback time is when someone has to take the consequences of what they have done in the past. You can use this expression to talk about good or bad consequences.
- piggybacking — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- rabbinically — In a rabbinical way.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- schoolboyish — like or characteristic of a schoolboy
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scribblingly — in a scribbling manner
- scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- serviceberry — the fruit of any service tree.
- 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.
- stackability — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
- stickability — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
- subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- subjectivity — the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
- subjudiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- subserviency — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sybase, inc. — (company) A software vendor focused on database management software. Yearly sales: $903.9 million (1997). Address: 6475 Christie Ave., Emeryville, California, USA.
- syllabically — of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- symbolically — serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).
- teachability — capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
- the big city — a city viewed as a place of opportunity compared to small towns or the country
- thrombocytic — platelet.
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- traceability — capable of being traced.
- trackability — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- tractability — easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unnoticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- watchability — detectable; apparent.
- yellow birch — a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis (or B. lutea), having yellowish or silvery gray bark.