15-letter words containing b, o, u, n, t
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- multi-binprolog — (language) A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
- nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-contributor — a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- notour bankrupt — a bankrupt who has failed to discharge his or her debts within the days of grace allowed by the court
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
- oblique section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.
- obstructionists — Plural form of obstructionist.
- obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- out of business — If a shop or company goes out of business or is put out of business, it has to stop trading because it is not making enough money.
- oxyphenbutazone — an anti-inflammatory treatment for arthritis or bursitis
- platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
- polyisobutylene — a polymer of isobutylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
- probit equation — A probit equation is used to quantify the relationship between the concentration of a dangerous material and its effect on people.
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put the boot in — If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
- put years on sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
- questionability — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quintec-objects — Based on Quintec Prolog (not Quintus). British.
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
- roundaboutation — circumlocution
- roundaboutility — roundaboutness
- rubber solution — a kind of rubber-based adhesive
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.