14-letter words containing a, b, s, o, l
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- memorabilities — Plural form of memorability.
- mills-and-boon — of or relating to novels by the British publisher Mills and Boon, esp in being romantic or sexual in nature
- morale booster — You can refer to something that makes people feel more confident and cheerful as a morale booster.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- movable system — a system of solmization which assigns the names re, mi, fa, sol, la to the major scale in any key
- moveable feast — a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year
- multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- non-accessible — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- non-reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
- noncondensable — lacking the ability to be condensed
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- octosyllabical — Alternative form of octosyllabic.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
- paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- poikiloblastic — (of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism