16-letter words containing b, o, l, g, n
- globigerina ooze — a calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, especially globigerina.
- go out on a limb — say sth daring
- great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
- gulf of martaban — an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar
- gulf of san blas — an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama
- hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
- incorrigibleness — The quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.
- julius rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
- large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- liebig condenser — a laboratory condenser consisting of a glass tube surrounded by a glass envelope through which cooling water flows
- lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
- long-established — having a long history; old
- longicorn beetle — any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae
- magnolia warbler — a black and yellow wood warbler, Dendroica magnolia, of North America.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
- molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
- mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
- non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- nonbiodegradable — Not biodegradable.
- nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
- publishing house — a company that publishes books, pamphlets, engravings, or the like: a venerable publishing house in Boston.
- ribbon lightning — a repeated lightning discharge in which successive strokes are displaced from each other by wind, resulting in a broadened appearance.
- right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
- robin goodfellow — Puck (def 1).
- robin's-egg blue — a pale green to a light greenish-blue color.
- rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- scribbling block — scratch pad.
- sebaceous glands — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- slubberdegullion — a slovenly or worthless person
- sounding balloon — a balloon carrying instruments aloft to make atmospheric measurements, especially a radiosonde balloon.
- south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
- subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
- vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
- wellington boots — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- world bank group — the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association, whose headquarters are all in Washington
- yablonovyy range — a mountain range in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal.