12-letter words containing p, a, b, l, o, i
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- irreprovable — Not reprovable; irreproachable.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- islamophobia — Alternative capitalization of Islamophobia.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- paleoliberal — a person advocating a more extreme form of liberalism, especially in politics.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- piano nobile — the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- postbiblical — occurring after the events written about in the Bible, occurring after the Bible was written
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- 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.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.