12-letter words containing o, u, a, b, i
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- somnambulism — sleepwalking.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subhastation — a public auction or sale
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- suborbicular — nearly circular or orblike
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- tubulifloral — (of a plant) tubuliflorous
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- umbilication — a central navellike depression.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.