12-letter words containing ul
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- aviculturist — A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- barrel vault — a vault in the form of a half cylinder
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- beautifulest — (dated) Most beautiful; more beautiful than anyone or anything else.
- beautifuller — (obsolete) Comparative form of beautiful.
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- biarticulate — having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.
- biauriculate — having two auricles or earlike parts
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- blissfulness — full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
- boskop skull — a portion of a human skull found in South Africa, of undetermined relationship and geological age: formerly associated with a hypothetical Boskop race
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bouleuterion — a council chamber in ancient Greece.
- boulevardier — (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
- bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
- bulk modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance equal to minus the ratio of the applied stress (p) to the resulting fractional change in volume (dV/V) in a specified reference state (dV/V is the bulk strain)
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- bull session — A bull session is an informal conversation among a small group of people.
- bull terrier — A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
- bull thistle — a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America.
- bull-baiting — the setting of dogs on a chained or confined bull, formerly a popular pastime in England
- bullamakanka — an imaginary very remote and backward place
- bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
- bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- bullet wound — a wound made by a bullet
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- bullfighting — Bullfighting is the public entertainment in which people try to kill bulls in bullfights.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- bully pulpit — If someone in a prominent job or position publicly expresses their opinions about a particular subject, you can say that they are using their job or position as a bully pulpit.
- calculatable — Able to be calculated; calculable.
- calculatedly — in a calculated manner
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- caliper rule — a graduated rule with one sliding jaw and one that is stationary
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- canaliculate — having a groove or grooves
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.