13-letter words that end in l
- big gray wall — (jargon) What faces a VMS user searching for documentation. A full VMS kit comes on a pallet, the documentation taking up around 15 feet of shelf space before the addition of layered products such as compilers, databases, multi-vendor networking, and programming tools. Recent (since VMS version 5) DEC documentation comes with grey binders; under VMS version 4 the binders were orange and under version 3 they were blue. Often contracted to "Gray Wall".
- billiard ball — a hard ball used in billiards
- biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
- bioecological — the study of the interrelations among living organisms in their natural environment; ecology.
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
- birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
- birthday girl — the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
- birthing ball — a large soft rubber ball used by women during childbirth to give support and to aid pain relief
- birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
- blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
- blaze a trail — to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
- blister steel — steel produced from wrought iron by cementation in covered pots, having a blistered appearance because of the gases generated during the process.
- block capital — a sans-serif letter with lines of uniform weight.
- blood alcohol — alcohol that is circulating in the blood
- blooming mill — a rolling mill for shaping ingots into blooms
- body and soul — You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions.
- bomb disposal — Bomb disposal is the job of dealing with bombs which have not exploded, by taking out the fuse or by blowing them up in a controlled explosion.
- boots and all — making every effort; with no holds barred
- border patrol — a government agency in charge of preventing terrorists, weapons, and illegal immigrants entering the country
- brachycranial — brachycephalic
- brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
- breaking ball — any pitch that breaks; specif., a curve or slider
- bûche de noël — a French Christmas cake made from a thin layer of spongecake that is rolled up and frosted so as to resemble a decorative Yule log
- buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
- bulbourethral — of or relating to the rounded mass of tissue surrounding the urethra at the root of the penis.
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- burrowing owl — a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows
- bustard quail — button quail.
- bustard-quail — any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode.
- butyl alcohol — any of four isomeric alcohols, C4H9OH, obtained from petroleum products: used as solvents and in organic synthesis
- cabbalistical — cabbalistic
- cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
- calculational — relating to calculation
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- canton enamel — Chinese enamelware similar to Limoges.
- cape-farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- capsule shell — A capsule shell is an outer skin in which a medicinal substance is contained.
- carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- cardinalitial — relating to a cardinal or cardinalship
- cardiological — the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carolina rail — sora.
- carpal tunnel — forearm to hand
- carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catechistical — Pertaining to a catechism.
- cavalry twill — a strong woollen twill fabric used for trousers, etc