13-letter words containing t, i, b
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- kota kinabalu — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- labialization — to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
- labyrinthical — Labyrinthine; like or relating to a labyrinth.
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- least bittern — any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern) of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- liberal elite — the group of people in a society who are considered as having a high level of education and liberal ideas
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- library table — a large pedestal writing table or desk.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- lightning bug — firefly.
- limbic system — a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- lunar orbiter — one of a series of space probes that orbited and photographed the moon in 1966 and 1967.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- mackinaw boat — a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.
- malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- manageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- maritime belt — the part of the sea that is within the jurisdiction of the bordering states.
- marketability — readily salable.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.