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14-letter words containing a, n, b, i, o, s

  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
  • noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
  • obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
  • okavango basin — a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • 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.
  • peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • poppaea sabina — died a.d. 65? second wife of the Roman emperor Nero.
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
  • rainbow series — (publication)   Any of several series of technical manuals distinguished by cover colour. The original rainbow series was the NCSC security manuals (see Orange Book, crayola books); the term has also been commonly applied to the PostScript reference set (see Red Book, Green Book, Blue Book, White Book). Which books are meant by ""the" rainbow series" unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical culture.
  • rainbow wrasse — a brightly coloured Mediterranean fish ( Coris julis) of the Labridae family
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
  • retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
  • reverberations — remote or indirect consequences of an action; repercussions
  • saint boniface — Saint, pope a.d. 608–615.
  • san bernardino — a city in S California.
  • sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • skin and bones — a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones.
  • skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
  • somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
  • son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
  • sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
  • springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
  • staggering bob — a newborn calf.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subaggregation — a subtotalling
  • subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
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