13-letter words containing b, e, l, o, r, u
- rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — 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.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- uncorrectable — not able to be fixed
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- unforgettable — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
- unforgettably — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
- unneighbourly — unfriendly and unhelpful
- unobliterated — to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unperformable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- unpolarizable — not capable of being polarized
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- unresponsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- whole numbers — Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).