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

  • nimble-minded — alert and clever
  • non-claimable — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
  • non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • noncompatible — Not compatible.
  • oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
  • out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
  • overembellish — Make (something) too ornate or complicated.
  • oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
  • particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • pink bollworm — the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
  • polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
  • polysyllabism — a polysyllabic style or the use of multisyllabic words
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • primum mobile — (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise.
  • 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
  • reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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-flexible — partially flexible; involving or possessing some flexibility
  • 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
  • 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
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • 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
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • submillimeter — less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.
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