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14-letter words containing a, m, b

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • private member — (sometimes lowercase) British. a member of a legislative body, especially of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.
  • probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
  • purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
  • quantum number — any integer or half of an odd integer that distinguishes one of the discrete states of a quantum-mechanical system.
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
  • random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
  • re-embarkation — the act of boarding a ship or aircraft again
  • remarkableness — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
  • remobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
  • removable disk — removable hard disk
  • reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
  • retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
  • rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
  • roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
  • room and board — lodging and meals.
  • sabermetrician — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
  • scheme library — (library)   (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
  • scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
  • second baseman — the player whose position is second base.
  • second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
  • self-abasement — humiliation of oneself, especially as a result of guilt, shame, or the like.
  • semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
  • smash-and-grab — A smash-and-grab is a robbery in which a person breaks a shop window, takes the things that are on display there, and runs away with them.
  • social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
  • somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
  • somoza debayle — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1925–80, Nicaraguan army officer, businessman, and political leader: president 1967–72, 1974–79 (brother of Luis Somoza Debayle).
  • squash-blossom — indicating or pertaining to a design or configuration resembling the flower of the squash plant, especially as found in jewelry made by various American Indians.
  • st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
  • stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
  • steamer basket — a gift basket of fruit, sweets, and the like, often including champagne, sent to a person departing on a trip, especially by ship.
  • strabismometer — an instrument that measures strabismus
  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
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