15-letter words containing b, a, n, t, e, d
- coordinate bond — a type of covalent chemical bond in which both the shared electrons are provided by one of the atoms
- counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- countermandable — able to be countermanded
- darkling beetle — any of a family (Tenebrionidae) of sluggish, dark beetles that feed on plants at night
- davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
- dead-cat bounce — a temporary recovery in prices following a substantial fall as a result of speculators buying stocks they have already sold rather than as a result of a genuine reversal of the downward trend
- debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.
- decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
- decarburization — The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
- deception table — a table of the 18th century made so as to conceal its true function, as in serving as a cabinet for a chamber pot.
- delabialization — the result or process of delabializing.
- demonstrability — The quality of being demonstrable.
- destabilisation — Alternative spelling of destabilization.
- destabilization — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
- detachable lens — a lens on a digital camera that can be separated from the camera itself, making it easier for the photographer to take certain types of shot. A cable usually connects the disconnected lens and camera
- determinability — the quality of being determinable
- detribalisation — Alternative form of detribalization.
- detribalization — to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture.
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- double integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of two variables and that requires two applications of the integration process to evaluate.
- double negation — the principle that a statement is equivalent to the denial of its negation, as it is not the case that John is not here meaning John is here
- double negative — a syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation.
- double standard — any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women. Compare single standard (def 1).
- doublet pattern — a pattern, as on a fabric, in which a figure or group is duplicated in reverse order on the opposite side of a centerline.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- feather banding — decorative banding of veneer or inlay having the grain laid diagonally to the grain of the principal surface.
- flatbed scanner — a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.
- fob destination — FOB destination is a shipping term indicating that ownership of goods passes at delivery to their destination, and the seller has total responsibility until then.
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- guaranteed bond — a bond issued by a corporation in which payment of the principal, interest, or both is guaranteed by another corporation.
- guns and butter — a symbol for the economic policy of a government insofar as spending is allocated for either military or social purposes
- hype-carbonated — (of a product or service) overvalued as a result of relentless marketing and PR or intensive media exposure
- identifiability — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- indubitableness — The quality of being indubitable.
- ineradicability — the quality of being ineradicable
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- interdependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.