12-letter words containing i, b, y
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
- celebreality — a television genre that is unscripted and involves either the day-to-day documentation of a celebrity’s life or competitive challenges that a celebrity or celebrities must perform
- cell biology — the study of the biology of cells
- cherry birch — sweet birch.
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circumbinary — (astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or having an orbit around a binary star.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clickability — (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- concubitancy — a custom requiring marriage between two people, esp a custom requiring a woman to marry her husband's brother on her husband's death
- connubiality — of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.
- conscionably — being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- contributary — contributory
- contributory — A contributory factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen.
- countability — the fact of being countable
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- crossability — the quality of being crossable
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- cryptobiosis — a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable
- cryptobiotic — Of or pertaining to cryptobiosis.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cyberfriends — Plural form of cyberfriend.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cyberreality — A reality created in cyberspace.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
- decidability — the capability of being decided
- definability — The quality of being definable.
- deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- delivery boy — a boy or youth who delivers merchandise for a store, as to the homes or offices of customers.
- derivability — The condition of being derivable.
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.