14-letter words containing b, o, u, n, t
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
- f distribution — a continuous distribution obtained from the ratio of two chi-square distributions and used esp to test the equality of the variances of two normally distributed variances
- fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
- get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
- gibbs function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- guantanamo bay — a bay on the SE coast of Cuba.
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- 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.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- indigo bunting — a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- man about town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- man-about-town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- network number — network address
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neutron number — the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, equal to the mass number minus the atomic number of the atom. Symbol: N.
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-returnable — not returnable.
- non-subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- non-ubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- nonbarbiturate — a drug that does not contain barbiturates
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.