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14-letter words containing a, b, u, l

  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
  • military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
  • natural number — a positive integer or zero.
  • natural rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
  • neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
  • noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
  • non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
  • non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
  • non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • non-returnable — not returnable.
  • nonaccountable — not accountable
  • nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
  • occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
  • olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
  • penalty double — business double.
  • perturbational — relating to perturbation
  • phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
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