12-letter words containing s, l, a, t, b
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- odontoblasts — Plural form of odontoblast.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- osteoblastic — a bone-forming cell.
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- 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.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- 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.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- re-stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- recalibrates — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- restrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- sailing boat — sailboat.
- saint albans — a city in W Hertfordshire, in SE England: Norman cathedral; battles of Wars of the Roses 1455, 1461.
- salad basket — a basket in which washed salad greens are swung or spun to remove excess water.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sand-blasted — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- sandblasting — the act or process of using a sandblast to clean, grind, or decorate a surface
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- santa isabel — former name of Malabo.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- sb's travels — the journeys someone makes to places a long way from their home
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- sell-by date — the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- short ballot — a ballot containing only candidates for the most important legislative and executive posts, leaving judicial and lesser administrative posts to be filled by appointment.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.