12-letter words containing t, b, i
- perturbative — having a tendency to perturb; disturbing.
- petit beurre — a small, usually oblong butter cookie.
- 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.
- 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.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
- picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
- picture tube — a cathode-ray tube with a screen at one end on which images are reproduced.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- pipe tobacco — tobacco suitable for use in a tobacco pipe
- 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.
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- 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.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- 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.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- private bill — a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- 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
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- pupilability — confidentiality
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- 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.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbit fever — tularemia.
- rabbit hutch — a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for keeping domestic or pet rabbits in
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
- re-calibrate — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- 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.