16-letter words containing b, c, p, l
- showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- slave labor camp — labor camp (def 1).
- spectacled cobra — Indian cobra.
- spectrobolometer — an instrument consisting of a spectroscope and a bolometer, for determining the distribution of radiant energy in a spectrum.
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
- susceptibilities — emotional sensibilities; feelings
- the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
- yah-boo politics — adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them