18-letter words containing a, r, p, o, b

kakorrhaphiophobia — (rare) the fear of failure or defeat.
lubber grasshopper — plains grasshopper.
membrane transport — the process by which physiologically important substances, such as calcium ions, sugars, etc, are conveyed across a biological membrane
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
motor torpedo boat — PT boat.
napoleon bonaparte — Jérôme [juh-rohm;; French zhey-rohm] /dʒəˈroʊm;; French ʒeɪˈroʊm/ (Show IPA), 1784–1860, king of Westphalia 1807 (brother of Napoleon I).
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
nobiliary particle — a preposition forming part of a title of nobility or surname, as French de or German von.
nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
one-banana problem — (jargon, abuse) At computer installations where the computers have operators for routine administrivia, the programmers and hardware people tend to look down on the operators and claim that a trained monkey could do their job. The incentives offered to said monkeys would then describe the difficulty of a task. A one-banana problem is simple; hence, "It's only a one-banana job at the most; what's taking them so long?" See also Infinite-Monkey Theorem.
open pandora's box — If someone or something opens Pandora's box or opens a Pandora's box, they do something that causes a lot of problems to appear that did not exist or were not known about before.
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
passive vocabulary — all the words, collectively, that a person can understand
personal bodyguard — a person employed to protect a particular person
pileolated warbler — either of two western subspecies of Wilson's warbler.
point-bearing pile — a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support.
portable equipment — Portable equipment is electrical equipment that can easily be moved from one place to another while in operation or while connected to the supply.
prairie wake-robin — a woodland trillium, Trillium recurvatum, of the central U.S., having purple-mottled leaves and brown-purple flowers.
prepositional verb — a combination of verb and preposition, often with idiomatic meaning, differing from other phrasal verbs in that an object must always follow the preposition, as take after in The children take after their mother.
price on sb's head — If there is a price on someone 's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.
probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
protease inhibitor — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
provably difficult — The set or property of problems for which it can be proven that no polynomial-time algorithm exists, only exponential-time algorithms.
public corporation — a corporation, owned and operated by a government, established for the administration of certain public programs.
pulmonary embolism — the blockage of a pulmonary artery, often by a blood clot, that stops the flow of blood to the lungs and which can result in death if untreated
rabbit-proof fence — a fence through which rabbits are unable to pass
september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
small pastern bone — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
subatomic particle — physics:
subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
the better part of — a large part of
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.

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