12-letter words containing o, s, t, e, b, l
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- tool subject — a subject that, when mastered, equips students with a skill useful in studying other subjects: Grammar is a tool subject for English composition.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- tubuliferous — bearing or made up of tubules.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unrestorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- west babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- western blot — a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract, as in testing for AIDS virus protein in a blood sample: proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe, as the binding of a labeled antibody.