14-letter words containing b, a, n, t, e, r
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
- learn by heart — memorize
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- liberalisation — (British) alternative spelling of liberalization.
- liberalization — (US) The process or act of making more liberal.
- libertarianism — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- margaret brent — Margaret, 1600?–1671? U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
- marketableness — The state or quality of being marketable.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- natural number — a positive integer or zero.
- natural rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- non-returnable — not returnable.
- nonbarbiturate — a drug that does not contain barbiturates
- noncelebration — the failure to enjoy or take part in a celebration
- nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonrecombinant — not involved in or produced by genetic recombination
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- pancake batter — batter made from eggs and flour and used to make thin flat cakes often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- penetrableness — the state of being penetrable; the capacity to be penetrated
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presentability — that may be presented.