15-letter words containing b, o

nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
noblesse oblige — the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
noise abatement — a set of strategies or techniques to reduce and control annoying or harmful noise in an environment
non combustible — not flammable.
non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
non-beneficence — the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.
non-cancellable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
non-combustible — not flammable.
non-compensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
non-contributor — a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
non-enforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
non-flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
non-replaceable — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
non-responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
non-salvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
non-substantive — a noun.
non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
nonavailability — A lack of availability.
nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
noncompressible — not able to be compressed
noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
noncontrollable — not able to be controlled
nonexchangeable — capable of being exchanged.
nonflammability — The state or condition of being nonflammable.
nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
nordic combined — a competition for Nordic skiers comprising ski jumping and cross-country skiing events, the winner having the highest combined score.
north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
not a bit of it — You say not a bit of it to emphasize that something that you might expect to be the case is not the case.

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