12-letter words containing i, l
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- aviculturist — A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- axel heiberg — the largest island belonging to the Sverdrup group in the Canadian Northwest Territories. 15,779 sq. mi. (40,868 sq. km).
- axillary bud — a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cluster.
- axis of evil — North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- bacchanalian — characterized by or involving drunken revelry
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- bahia blanca — a port in E Argentina. Pop: 276 000 (2005 est)
- bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
- baker island — an island in the central Pacific near the equator, belonging to the U.S. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- ball-carrier — the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
- ballast line — the level to which a vessel is immersed when in ballast.
- ballet skirt — a full skirt, often made with several layers of fabric, typical of those worn by ballet dancers
- ballet suite — music written for a ballet but suitable or arranged for performance in an orchestral concert.
- balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banana split — A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.