14-letter words containing b, a, u, e
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- 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).
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- 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-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-returnable — not returnable.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- nonbarbiturate — a drug that does not contain barbiturates
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- penalty double — business double.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
- pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.