12-letter words containing obi
- isobilateral — (esp of a leaf) capable of being divided into symmetrical halves along two different planes
- jacobinizing — Present participle of jacobinize.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- locomobility — the ability to move from one place to another
- macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- microbiology — study of microorganisms
- microbiomics — the scientific study of the microbiome.
- mobile phone — any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.
- mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
- mobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- mobius strip — a continuous, one-sided surface formed by twisting one end of a rectangular strip through 180° about the longitudinal axis of the strip and attaching this end to the other.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nobilitation — the act of ennobling
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- piano nobile — the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- snowmobilist — a person who drives a snowmobile, a snowmobiler
- sociobiology — the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- strobiliform — shaped as a strobilus
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trophobiosis — the exchange of nourishment between organisms in a symbiotic relationship
- trophobiotic — involving, belonging or relating to trophobiosis
- urobilinogen — a colourless substance produced by bacterial degradation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the intestine and which produces urobilin when oxidized