14-letter words containing a, p, e, r, b
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- 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.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- unrecapturable — not able to be recaptured or brought back
- unsplinterable — unable to be splintered
- upgradeability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- upper sideband — the frequency band above the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.