13-letter words containing b, e, n, u, m
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
- proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
- purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
- random number — pseudorandom number
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- re-submitting — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- republicanism — republican government.
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- rubber cement — a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive.
- 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
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- square number — a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.
- steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
- street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- supermembrane — a type of two-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry
- supreme being — God.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tout ensemble — all together.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
- unamiableness — the state or quality of being unamiable or ill-tempered
- unassimilable — capable of being assimilated.
- unbeseemingly — in an unbeseeming or unbefitting manner
- unciform bone — a small bone of the wrist
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncommendable — not able to be commended; unworthy of commendation; reprehensible
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unembarrassed — to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unimpeachable — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unimpressible — not capable of being or willing to be impressed
- uninflammable — (of materials and substances) not liable to catch fire, not flammable
- unmedicinable — not able to be treated with medicine
- unmentionable — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.