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14-letter words containing b, o, l, g, n

  • holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
  • 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.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • knobbling roll — a roll for a rolling mill, having a series of regularly shaped projections and depressions on its face.
  • knowledge base — (artificial intelligence)   A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • lake winnebago — a lake in E Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river: the largest lake in the state. Area: 557 sq km (215 sq miles)
  • landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
  • little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • load balancing — (operating system, parallel)   Techniques which aim to spread tasks among the processors in a parallel processor to avoid some processors being idle while others have tasks queueing for execution. Load balancing may be performed either by heavily loaded processors (with many tasks in their queues) sending tasks to other processors; by idle processors requesting work from others; by some centralised task distribution mechanism; or some combination of these. Some systems allow tasks to be moved after they have started executing ("task migration") others do not. It is important that the overhead of executing the load balancing algorithm does not contribute significantly to the overall processing or communications load. Distributed scheduling algorithms may be static, dynamic or preemptive. Static algorithms allocate processes to processors at run time while taking no account of current network load. Dynamic algorithms are more flexible, though more computationally expensive, and give some consideration to the network load before allocating the new process to a processor. Preemptive algorithms are more expensive and flexible still, and may migrate running processes from one host to another if deemed beneficial. Research to date indicates that dynamic algorithms yield significant performance benefits, but that further (though lesser) gains may be had through the addition of process migration facilities.
  • louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
  • lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
  • mindbogglingly — In a mindboggling manner; in such a way as to boggle the mind; so as to be beyond comprehension or understanding.
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
  • neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
  • neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • non-changeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • non-cognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
  • non-negligible — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
  • non-negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
  • nonbelligerent — of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
  • nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
  • obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
  • opening bowler — a player who makes the first bowl in cricket
  • orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
  • organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • planning board — development group
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • ragnar lodbrok — a possibly historical Danish king of the 9th century, the subject of an Old Icelandic saga and of accounts in the Danish history by Saxo Grammaticus: also associated with the story of Sigurd and the Volsungs.
  • roller bandage — a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
  • roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
  • tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
  • to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
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