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15-letter words containing b, e, m, u, s

  • incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
  • isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
  • jerusalem bible — a Roman Catholic version of the Bible published in 1966, translated from the French La Bible de Jérusalem, produced by Dominican scholars in Jerusalem (1956)
  • jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
  • lamb's-quarters — the pigweed, Chenopodium album.
  • largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
  • liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
  • little bluestem — a North American forage grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, having wide often bluish blades.
  • marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
  • mersenne number — a number of the form, 2 p −1, where p is a prime number.
  • microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
  • monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
  • monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
  • non combustible — not flammable.
  • non-combustible — not flammable.
  • omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
  • opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
  • ordinal numbers — 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).
  • paurometabolous — designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form
  • peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • plumber's snake — snake (def 3a).
  • plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
  • pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
  • put sb to shame — If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
  • redisbursements — the act or an instance of disbursing.
  • reynolds number — a dimensionless number, vρl/η, where v is the fluid velocity, ρ the density, η the viscosity and l a dimension of the system. The value of the number indicates the type of fluid flow
  • samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • semisubmersible — Also called semisubmersible rig. a self-propelled barge that is mounted on partially submerged legs supported by underwater pontoons, rides at anchor, and serves as a work base and living quarters in deep offshore drilling operations.
  • serous membrane — any of various thin membranes, as the peritoneum, that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid.
  • sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
  • strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
  • sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
  • subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
  • subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
  • suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
  • system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
  • the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
  • ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
  • unbosom oneself — to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
  • uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
  • unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable
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