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15-letter words containing a, n, g, r, b

  • absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
  • aerobic dancing — a system of exercises combining aerobics with dance steps and usually done to music.
  • agribusinessman — a person who engages in agribusiness
  • airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
  • albany congress — a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
  • albertus magnus — Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15
  • american blight — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
  • anthony burgessAnthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • anti-globalizer — a political activist who challenges the concept of globalization and promotes practices that do not cause environmental damage
  • argyll and bute — a council area in W Scotland on the Atlantic Ocean: in 1975 the historical counties of Argyllshire and Bute became part of Strathclyde region; in 1996 they were reinstated as a single unitary authority. Argyll and Bute is mountainous and includes the islands of Bute, Mull, Islay, and Jura. Administrative centre: Lochgilphead. Pop: 91 300 (2003 est). Area: 6930 sq km (2676 sq miles)
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • back-scratching — a reciprocal exchange of favors, aid, or compliments
  • baggage handler — a person who moves baggage onto and off planes at an airport
  • balloon barrage — a series of moored balloons, usually strung together and hung with cables, for impeding a low-level attack by enemy aircraft.
  • bangtail muster — a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
  • banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
  • bargain counter — a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices
  • bargain-hunting — the act of shopping for items sold at cheap, esp discounted, prices
  • bargaining chip — In negotiations with other people, a bargaining chip is something that you are prepared to give up in order to obtain what you want.
  • bargaining unit — a specific group of employees who are covered by the same collective agreement or set of agreements and represented by the same bargaining agent or agents
  • barrage balloon — Barrage balloons are large balloons which are fixed to the ground by strong steel cables. They are used in wartime, when the cables are intended to destroy low-flying enemy aircraft.
  • battery farming — the activity of using batteries for raising poultry
  • batting average — in baseball, a figure expressing the average batting efficiency of a player or team, figured by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official at-bats
  • be raring to go — If you say that you are raring to go, you mean that you are very eager to start doing something.
  • beach goldenrod — a composite plant, Solidago sempervirens, of eastern and southern North America, having a thick stem and large, branched, one-sided terminal clusters of yellow flowers, flourishing on sea beaches or salt marshes.
  • beat generation — members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc
  • bedtime reading — a book, magazine etc read at bedtime
  • beef stroganoff — a dish of thin strips of beef cooked with onions, mushrooms, and seasonings, served in a sour-cream sauce
  • belgian griffon — one of a variety of the Brussels griffon having a black or reddish-brown and black coat.
  • bergamot orange — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
  • beta-adrenergic — pertaining to or involving beta receptors
  • big bang theory — In astronomy the big bang theory is a theory that suggests that the universe was created as a result of an extremely large explosion.
  • big sandy creek — a river in central Colorado, flowing NE and SE to the Arkansas River near Lamar: site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. 200 miles (322 km) long.
  • blank cartridge — a cartridge containing powder but no bullet: used in battle practice or as a signal
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • blenheim orange — a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • body toning bar — a weighted exercise bar made of steel encased in a layer of foam, used for toning and strength training.
  • bookmaking firm — an organization that accepts bets from gamblers and pays out winnings
  • boolean algebra — a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify logical operations. It is used in computers
  • boston marriage — (especially in 19th-century New England) an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.
  • bragging rights — notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival
  • branch and hang — (humour)   (BRH) Originally a mythical instruction for the IBM 1130 at Indiana University. Later some real examples were discovered. The Texas Instruments TI-980 allowed all addressing modes with all instructions, including Store Immediate Extended (stores the value into the extension word of the instruction) and Branch and Link Immediate (makes a subroutine call to the same instruction -- Branch and Hang). Compare HCF.
  • branching rules — rules that are used to break down a complex problem into several smaller problems
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • brazilian guava — a Brazilian shrub, Psidium guineense, of the myrtle family, having white-fleshed, greenish-yellow, bitter fruit.
  • breaking plough — a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land
  • breaking strain — the amount of strain that, if applied to a particular material, will cause it to break
  • breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.

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