0%

17-letter words containing b, o, n, m

  • leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
  • limousine liberal — a wealthy left-wing person
  • lithium carbonate — a colorless crystalline compound, Li 2 CO 3 , slightly soluble in water: used in ceramic and porcelain glazes, pharmaceuticals, and luminescent paints.
  • lombrosian school — a school of criminology, promulgating the theories and employing the methods developed by Lombroso.
  • macroinvertebrate — (zoology) An invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope.
  • madiba generation — the generation born around 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a multiracial South Africa
  • make noises about — to give indications of one's intentions
  • management buyout — A management buyout is the buying of a company by its managers. The abbreviation MBO is also used.
  • medulla oblongata — the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
  • membrane recovery — Membrane recovery is a process which uses membranes to obtain hydrogen from refinery fuel gas, hydrocrackers, and chemical processes such as methanol production.
  • methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
  • methyltheobromine — caffeine.
  • michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
  • microdermabrasion — A cosmetic treatment in which the face is sprayed with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells.
  • microinvertebrate — An invertebrate of microscopic size.
  • mind-body problem — the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
  • mis en bouteilles — (of a wine) bottled by a specified château, shipper, etc.
  • monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
  • monkey bread tree — a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
  • mount robson park — a national park in the Rocky Mountains of E British Columbia, Canada.
  • move one's bowels — to pass waste matter from the large intestine; defecate
  • national assembly — the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
  • neurofibromatosis — a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the skin, neurofibromas of the skin and internal organs, and in some cases skeletal deformity.
  • non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
  • north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
  • notebook computer — laptop, portable
  • number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
  • number seven iron — pitcher2 (def 3).
  • number three wood — spoon (def 5).
  • object complement — a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker.
  • old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
  • on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
  • otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
  • performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
  • phantom limb pain — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
  • plains of abraham — a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec, Canada: battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm in 1759.
  • plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
  • precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
  • production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
  • republic of yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
  • ribbon microphone — a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.
  • self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
  • sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
  • steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
  • sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
  • symbolic language — a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
  • take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
  • teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?