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15-letter words containing b, o, d, a, n

  • double saucepan — a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans, one fitting inside the other. The bottom saucepan contains water that, while boiling, gently heats food in the upper pan
  • double standard — any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women. Compare single standard (def 1).
  • doublet pattern — a pattern, as on a fabric, in which a figure or group is duplicated in reverse order on the opposite side of a centerline.
  • doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
  • drop handlebars — aerodynamic handlebars that drop down and curve towards the rider at the ends rather than turning upwards as on conventional bicycles
  • 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
  • endocannabinoid — An endogenous cannabinoid, that is one produced by the body.
  • endocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.
  • examining board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
  • flesh and blood — offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
  • fob destination — FOB destination is a shipping term indicating that ownership of goods passes at delivery to their destination, and the seller has total responsibility until then.
  • football ground — an area of land where football games are played
  • ground-breaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
  • groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
  • guaranteed bond — a bond issued by a corporation in which payment of the principal, interest, or both is guaranteed by another corporation.
  • horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
  • hybrid antibody — a synthetic antibody that is able to combine with two different antigens
  • hype-carbonated — (of a product or service) overvalued as a result of relentless marketing and PR or intensive media exposure
  • immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
  • imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
  • in a (bad) spot — in a bad situation; in trouble
  • in-and-out bond — a stonework or brickwork bond having headers and stretchers alternating vertically.
  • incendiary bomb — a bomb that is designed to start fires
  • indicator board — a device that shows information, such as the arrival and departure times of trains or planes
  • indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
  • indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
  • indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
  • insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
  • insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
  • intra-abdominal — being within the abdomen.
  • knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • lambda-b baryon — a protonlike baryon containing a b quark; a neutral baryon with a mass 11,000 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.1 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • lambda-c baryon — a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds.
  • langue de boeuf — ox-tongue partisan.
  • library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
  • low bandwidth x — (networking)   (LBX) An implementation of the X Window System designed to improve performance over ISDN, WAN, and serial lines.
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • man-o'-war bird — frigate bird.
  • man-of-war bird — frigate bird.
  • medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
  • meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
  • monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
  • nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
  • no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
  • non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
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