12-letter words containing l, o, b, i, t
- double first — a first in two subjects.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double-digit — of or denoting a percentage greater than ten.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- enjoyability — The state or condition of being enjoyable.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- evolvability — (biology) The ability of a particular organism to evolve.
- exobiologist — A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- fibrillation — the formation of fibrils.
- fibrinolytic — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- flabellation — the act of fanning a wound to keep it cool
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floatability — capable of floating; that can be floated.
- floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- fort belvoir — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Virginia on the Potomac.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- glioblastoma — A highly invasive glioma in the brain.
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- habilitation — to clothe or dress.
- habitational — a place of residence; dwelling; abode.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hobnail boot — a boot with a hobnail in the sole
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- imbibitional — relating to imbibition
- immovability — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.