15-letter words containing b, a, l, s, u
- sublapsarianism — infralapsarianism.
- subperiosteally — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
- substantiatable — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- tailor's bunion — a bunionlike enlargement of the joint of the little toe, usually caused by pressure from tight shoes.
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- transubstantial — to change from one substance into another; transmute.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- unavailableness — the state of being useless or ineffectual
- unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- unendurableness — the quality or state of being unendurable
- unpeaceableness — the quality or state of being unpeaceable; quarrelsomeness
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
- untransmissible — intransmissible
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- vascular bundle — a longitudinal arrangement of strands of xylem and phloem, and sometimes cambium, that forms the fluid-conducting channels of vascular tissue in the rhizomes, stems, and leaf veins of vascular plants, the arrangement varying with the type of plant.
- vulnerabilities — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- welsbach burner — a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame