13-letter words containing t, o, b, l
- inconvertibly — In an inconvertible manner.
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- incorruptible — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
- incorruptibly — In an incorruptible manner.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- inelaborately — not in an elaborate fashion, in a way lacking elaboration
- inexorability — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inobtrusively — in an unobtrusive manner
- insociability — the state or quality of being insociable
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- interoperable — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
- interoperably — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
- into the blue — into the unknown or the far distance
- introversible — able to be introverted
- inventoriable — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- inviolability — prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
- jebel toubkal — a mountain in SW Morocco: highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. 13,671 feet (4167 meters).
- job applicant — candidate for an advertised post
- kettle-bottom — noting a wide, flat-bottomed hull formerly used for merchant sailing vessels.
- 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).
- labour market — When you talk about the labour market, you are referring to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
- labour unrest — unrest or dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes, and sometimes violent disputes, etc, which disrupts normal business
- 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)
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- lavatory bowl — the part inside a lavatory containing water and fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain
- lay about one — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
- level5 object — From Information Builders.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- 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.
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- 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.
- malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
- malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.