13-letter words containing b, o, m, d
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
- deformability — Deformability is the degree to which applying a force can make a particle or solid change shape.
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- deutocerebrum — (zoology) The median lobes of the brain of an insect.
- disambiguator — Anything that serves to disambiguate.
- disembodiment — to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body.
- disemboweling — Present participle of disembowel.
- disembowelled — (chiefly, British) Simple past tense and past participle of disembowel.
- disobligement — disobligation
- domesday book — a record of a survey of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc., of the properties.
- doomsday book — Domesday Book.
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- double whammy — twofold misfortune
- double-bottom — tandem trailer (def 1).
- double-dumped — (of a wool bale) compressed, with two bales occupying the volume-equivalent of one ordinary bale
- double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- dumbfoundedly — In a dumbfounded manner.
- embedded mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project development that is characterised by tight, inflexible constraints and interface requirements. The product must operate within (is embedded in) a strongly coupled complex of hardware, software, regulations and operational procedures. An embedded mode project will require a great deal of innovation. An example would be a real-time system with timing constraints and customised hardware.
- embryoid body — an aggregate of cells that have developed from stem cells
- endosymbiosis — Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other.
- endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
- feedback form — A feedback form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. It asks a hotel guest if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
- flat-bottomed — (of boats) having a flat bottom.
- formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- froude number — a dimensionless number used in hydrodynamics for model simulation of actual conditions
- full-bottomed — (of a wig) long at the back
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- judgment book — the book from which all persons will be judged at the Last Judgment, containing a full record of their acts.
- lambda prolog — (language) An extension of standard Prolog defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are strongly typed lambda terms. Clauses are higher order hereditary Harrop formulas. The main novelties are universal quantification on goals and implication. The Prolog/Mali compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the MALI abstract memory system. Mailing list: [email protected]
- lower abdomen — lowest part of the belly
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- made-down bed — a makeshift bed, as a pallet, placed on the floor for sleeping.
- managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- marmalade box — genipap.
- matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.