16-letter words containing b, l, a, n
- a la bonne heure — at the right moment.
- a mixed blessing — If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
- ability grouping — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
- abruptly pinnate — paripinnate.
- abscission layer — a layer of parenchyma cells that is formed at the bases of fruits, flowers, and leaves before abscission. As the parenchyma disintegrates, the organ becomes separated from the plant
- absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
- absolute minimum — the smallest value a given function assumes on a specified set. Compare minimum (def 5a).
- absolute monarch — a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
- accountabilities — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- accounts payable — A company's accounts payable are all the money that it owes to other companies for goods or services that it has received, or a list of these companies and the amounts owed to them.
- actinobacillosis — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue
- alexander baring — Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- alexander dubcek — Alexander, 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1968–69.
- algebraic number — any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients such as √2 but not π
- all-terrain bike — mountain bike. Abbreviation: ATB.
- alpine bearberry — a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries
- aluminium bronze — any of a range of copper alloys that contain between 5 and 10 per cent aluminium
- aluminum carbide — a yellow, crystalline solid, Al 4 C 3 , that reacts with water to form methane.
- ambulance chaser — a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims
- ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
- ambulance stocks — high-performance stocks and shares recommended by a broker to a dissatisfied client to improve their relationship
- ambulance worker — any person who works in the ambulance service
- amende honorable — a public apology and reparation made to satisfy the honour of the person wronged
- american buffalo — bison (def 1).
- anabolic steroid — Anabolic steroids are drugs which people, especially athletes, take to make their muscles bigger and to give them more strength.
- animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
- annus horribilis — a terrible year
- appeals tribunal — a tribunal that hears appeals
- approachableness — capable of being approached; accessible.
- assembly routine — assembler (def 2a).
- aulnay-sous-bois — a town in N central France, a suburb NE of Paris.
- babe-in-a-cradle — a tall orchid, Epiblema grandiflorum, of SW Australia with lilac to mauve flowers
- babylonian exile — the exile of the Jews, deported by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylonia in 597 b.c. and permitted to return by Cyrus in 538 b.c.
- backward-looking — If you describe someone or something as backward-looking, you disapprove of their attitudes, ideas, or actions because they are based on old-fashioned opinions or methods.
- bacterial canker — a disease of plants, characterized by cankers and usually by exudation of gum, caused by bacteria, as of the genera Pseudomonas and Corynebacterium.
- bacterioplankton — (biology) The bacterial component of marine plankton.
- baggage handling — the work of dealing with and sorting passengers' baggage at an airport
- balance of power — The balance of power is the way in which power is distributed between rival groups or countries.
- balance of trade — A country's balance of trade is the difference in value, over a period of time, between the goods it imports and the goods it exports.
- balance transfer — the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another, assuming that the second card has better terms or interest rates than the first
- balearic islands — a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles)
- balkan mountains — a mountain range extending across Bulgaria from the Black Sea to the eastern border. Highest peak: Mount Botev, 2376 m (7793 ft)
- balkan peninsula — a large peninsula in SE Europe, between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas
- ball-peen hammer — a hammer with one end of the head rounded and the other end flat
- balloon catheter — a type of catheter with a tiny, inflatable balloon at the tip, used in various surgical procedures
- balloon mortgage — A balloon mortgage is a mortgage on which the repayments are relatively small until the large final payment.
- ballroom dancing — Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements.
- balsamic vinegar — Balsamic vinegar is a type of vinegar which tastes sweet and is made from grape juice.
- baltimore canyon — a submarine valley cut into the continental shelf and slope seaward of Chesapeake Bay.
- banana republics — any of the small countries in the tropics, especially in the Western Hemisphere, whose economies are largely dependent on fruit exports, tourism, and foreign investors.
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