18-letter words containing b, i, l, o, p
- non-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
- nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
- oblique projection — something that is oblique.
- oblique-slip fault — a fault on which the movement is along both the strike and the dip of the fault
- octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
- optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
- passive vocabulary — all the words, collectively, that a person can understand
- pileolated warbler — either of two western subspecies of Wilson's warbler.
- piperonyl butoxide — a light-brown liquid, C 1 9 H 3 0 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.
- point-bearing pile — a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support.
- political football — a political issue that is continually debated but has not yet been resolved
- population balance — A population balance is a model showing particle sizes during a grinding process, which is used when designing a process.
- portable equipment — Portable equipment is electrical equipment that can easily be moved from one place to another while in operation or while connected to the supply.
- prepositional verb — a combination of verb and preposition, often with idiomatic meaning, differing from other phrasal verbs in that an object must always follow the preposition, as take after in The children take after their mother.
- probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
- provably difficult — The set or property of problems for which it can be proven that no polynomial-time algorithm exists, only exponential-time algorithms.
- pseudotuberculosis — an acute, sometimes fatal disease of rodents, birds, and other animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Yersinia (Pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules resembling those that result from tuberculosis.
- public convenience — a rest room, especially at a large public place, as at a railroad station.
- public corporation — a corporation, owned and operated by a government, established for the administration of certain public programs.
- public examination — an examination, such as a GCSE exam, that is set by a central examining board
- publishing company — a firm which publishes books
- pulmonary embolism — the blockage of a pulmonary artery, often by a blood clot, that stops the flow of blood to the lungs and which can result in death if untreated
- ribbon development — housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- solubility product — the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.
- spin stabilization — a technique by which a bullet, rocket, etc, is made to spin around its longitudinal axis to assist it in maintaining a steady flight path
- subatomic particle — physics:
- supraorbital ridge — browridge.
- the bottomless pit — the underworld; hell
- to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
- to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.