15-letter words containing b, l, u
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- lutzow-holm bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land.
- magnetic bubble — a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid-state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory)
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manual alphabet — a set of finger configurations corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, used by the deaf in fingerspelling.
- manubial column — a triumphal column decorated with spoils of the enemy.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
- medicine bundle — a wrapped package of items used by some North American Indians for religious or ceremonial purposes.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in the center, and including the fig, mulberry, Osage orange, and rubber plant.
- multi-binprolog — (language) A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- nullarbor plain — a treeless, semiarid area of S Australia, contiguous to the Great Australian Bight.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.