18-letter words containing b, a, c, h, n
- hexachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of forty-two isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing six chlorine atoms.
- highbush cranberry — a shrub, Viburnum trilobum, of northern North America, having broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries.
- hydrofluorocarbons — Plural form of hydrofluorocarbon.
- in black and white — without colour
- in company with sb — If you feel, believe, or know something in company with someone else, you both feel, believe, or know it.
- indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
- interchangeability — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- ionization chamber — a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube containing a low pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained. The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation
- irreproachableness — The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
- jacksonville beach — a city in NE Florida.
- lambeth conference — a convention of the bishops of the Anglican communion, held about every 10 years at Lambeth Palace to confer but not to define doctrine or to legislate on ecclesiastical matters.
- legislative branch — the branch of government having the power to make laws; the legislature.
- lincoln's birthday — February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
- lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
- mozambique channel — a channel in SE Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar. 950 miles (1530 km) long; 250–550 miles (400–885 km) wide.
- naberezhnye chelny — a port in the Tatar Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Asia,e of Kazan, on the Kama River.
- natural childbirth — childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.
- neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
- nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
- noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
- octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
- on the back burner — low priority
- optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
- palm beach gardens — a city in SE Florida, near North Palm Beach.
- plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
- 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.
- publishing company — a firm which publishes books
- sub-saharan africa — the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara desert
- submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
- the back of beyond — a very remote place
- the black and tans — a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin
- the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
- the general public — the people in a society; people in general
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- under the jackboot — If a country or group of people is under the jackboot, they are suffering because the government is cruel and undemocratic.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.