12-letter words containing l, o, r, e, i
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aripiprazole — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- art mobilier — small, movable art objects, especially primitive or prehistoric works of art.
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
- authorizable — able to be authorized
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- bill of fare — The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat.
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- biotelemetry — the monitoring of biological functions in humans or animals by means of a miniature transmitter that sends data to a distant point to be read by electronic instruments
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
- bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- bletheration — nonsense!
- blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
- blind roller — a long ocean swell that rises almost to breaking as it passes over shoals.
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
- blue vitriol — the fully hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
- bogon filter — /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity.
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiler house — a building housing a boiler
- boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- boolean ring — a nonempty collection of sets having the properties that the union of two sets of the collection is a set in the collection and that the relative complement of each set with respect to any other set is in the collection.
- border light — a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage.
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.