14-letter words containing b, l, u
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- immunoblotting — The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins.
- immunoglobulin — any of several classes of structurally related proteins that function as antibodies or receptors and are found in plasma and other body fluids and in the membrane of certain cells. Compare IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- inclusion body — a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incommunicably — In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
- inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- indian buffalo — a member of the cattle tribe, Bubalus bubalis, of swampy regions of S Asia, having widely spreading back-curving horns. Domesticated forms are used as draught animals
- indubitability — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
- ineluctability — The state or condition of being ineluctable.
- infundibulated — Funnel-shaped.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- insuppressible — incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
- irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- journal bronze — an alloy of about 83 percent copper, 13 percent tin, 3 percent zinc, and 1 percent lead.
- justiciability — (legal): The ability of a subject matter to be evaluated and resolved by a court.
- justifiability — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- kealakekua bay — a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the W (Kona) coast of Hawaii Island: Capt. James Cook was killed here 1779.
- khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
- kiln run brick — any of various bricks of sufficient hardness to be exposed to the weather.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- leaf butterfly — any of various butterflies of the genus Kallima, of southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, having wings that resemble dead leaves.