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15-letter words containing b, r, i, s, u

  • saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
  • scribaciousness — the quality or state of being scribacious
  • scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
  • second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
  • self-subversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
  • semisubmersible — Also called semisubmersible rig. a self-propelled barge that is mounted on partially submerged legs supported by underwater pontoons, rides at anchor, and serves as a work base and living quarters in deep offshore drilling operations.
  • sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
  • siberian squill — a bulbous, Eurasian plant, Scilla siberica, of the lily family, having nodding, deep blue flowers.
  • silicone rubber — any of the synthetic rubbers made from silicone elastomers.
  • sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • spinach-rhubarb — an Ethiopian plant, Rumex abyssinicus, of the buckwheat family, having leaves that are sometimes used as spinach and leafstalks sometimes used as rhubarb.
  • spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
  • sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
  • sub-distributor — a person or thing that distributes.
  • subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • sublapsarianism — infralapsarianism.
  • suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
  • subperiosteally — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
  • subreptitiously — in a subreptitious manner
  • subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
  • subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
  • substitutionary — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
  • suburbanization — to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.
  • suppressibility — the capacity to be suppressed
  • surabaya strait — a narrow strait in Indonesia, separating E Java and Madura Island
  • svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
  • tailor's bunion — a bunionlike enlargement of the joint of the little toe, usually caused by pressure from tight shoes.
  • tararua biscuit — a tramper's home-made biscuit with a high calorie content
  • transubstantial — to change from one substance into another; transmute.
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
  • tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
  • turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
  • turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
  • ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
  • un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
  • unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
  • unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
  • uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
  • unconstrainable — unable to be confined
  • undersubscribed — having more places available than the demand for them
  • unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
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