15-letter words containing b, i, d, r, e, c
- crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
- cylinder barrel — the metal casting containing a cylinder of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
- debureaucratize — to divide an administrative agency or office into bureaus.
- decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
- decarburization — The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
- decipherability — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- decubitus ulcer — a chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the body surface of bedridden patients
- deerfield beach — a town in S Florida.
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- describableness — The quality of being describable.
- destructibility — The condition of being destructible.
- dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
- discernibleness — The state or quality of being discernible.
- discount broker — an agent who discounts commercial paper.
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- duchesse brisee — See under duchesse.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- executive board — administrative committee
- herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
- humpback bridge — arched bridge
- hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- incendiary bomb — a bomb that is designed to start fires
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- indirect object — a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to or for, following the direct object, as the boy in He gave the boy a book.
- ineradicability — the quality of being ineradicable
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- knickerbockered — wearing knickers.
- lambda particle — any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- mackinac bridge — a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length.
- man-made fabric — a type of fabric that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
- non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- nordic combined — a competition for Nordic skiers comprising ski jumping and cross-country skiing events, the winner having the highest combined score.
- obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- object-oriented — pertaining to or denoting a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
- orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- perfect binding — a technique for binding books by a machine that cuts off the backs of the sections and glues the leaves to a cloth or paper backing.
- pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
- public defender — a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense.
- public-spirited — having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare: a public-spirited citizen.
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
- record-breaking — top, most successful