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13-letter words containing l, i, m, a, b

  • discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
  • dumb terminal — (hardware)   A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
  • elgin marbles — a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
  • embryological — Of or pertaining to embryology.
  • embryonically — In an embryonic way.
  • employability — (uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
  • enumerability — The condition of being enumerable.
  • establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
  • estimableness — The quality of deserving esteem or regard.
  • examinability — The quality or state of being examinable.
  • fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
  • formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
  • fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
  • funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
  • fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
  • games library — a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price
  • germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
  • glibenclamide — (medicine) An oral anti-diabetes medication.
  • gram-variable — of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.
  • hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
  • half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
  • holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
  • hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
  • hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
  • imaginability — The quality of being imaginable.
  • immarcescible — (rare) Permanent, enduring; that does not perish.
  • immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
  • immutableness — The state of being immutable; unchangeableness.
  • impalpability — not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible.
  • impassability — The state or quality of being impassable.
  • impassibility — The state or condition of being impassible.
  • impeccability — faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
  • imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
  • imperturbable — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
  • imperturbably — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
  • implacability — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
  • implementable — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
  • imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
  • impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
  • impracticably — In an impracticable way.
  • impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
  • improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  • improvability — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • inassimilable — That cannot be assimilated.
  • incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
  • inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
  • indemnifiable — Something suitable for indemnification.
  • infallibilism — the principle of papal infallibility
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