13-letter words containing b, o, m, e
- problem-solve — find solutions
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
- rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
- random number — pseudorandom number
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
- recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- reformability — the extent to which something or someone is reformable; the capability or susceptibility to reform
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- rond de jambe — a circular movement of the leg.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
- sacred bamboo — nandina.
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
- smoked rubber — a type of crude natural rubber in the form of brown sheets obtained by coagulating latex with an acid, rolling it into sheets, and drying over open wood fires. It is the main raw material for natural rubber products
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- symbolic code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- take by storm — be a sudden success
- temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
- temporal lobe — the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- the big smoke — a large city, esp London
- the heavy mob — a group of heavies or enforcers
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas hobbes — Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- tompot blenny — a variety of blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), with tentacles over its eyes
- tout ensemble — all together.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.