13-letter words containing b, r, n
- nonambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- noncarbonated — Not carbonated; lacking carbonation.
- noncarbonates — Plural form of noncarbonate.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncorrodible — (of a metal) not capable of rusting, decaying, or eroding
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- nondeliberate — not deliberate or intentional
- nonfilterable — incapable of being filtered
- nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- nonobligatory — Not obligatory; not required; optional.
- nonobservable — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- nonobservance — absence or lack of observance.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- nonrecyclable — Not recyclable.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonreturnable — not returnable.
- nonreversible — capable of reversing or of being reversed.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- noogoora burr — a European cocklebur, Xanthium pungens, that is poisonous to stock
- north babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
- north brabant — a province in S Netherlands. 1965 sq. mi. (5090 sq. km). Capital: 's Hertogenbosch.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- northern blot — Biology, Medicine/Medical. a procedure for studying the activity of a specific gene, as in testing for a hereditary defect: RNA fragments in an extract of a cell population or a tissue are separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to a filter, and then hybridized with labeled DNA or RNA derived from a laboratory-engineered copy of the gene in order to identify the size and abundance of the RNA expressed by that gene.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- nuremberg egg — an egg-shaped watch of the 16th century: one of the earliest watches.
- obi-wan error — (programming) /oh'bee-won" er"*r/ (RPI, from "off-by-one" and the Obi-Wan Kenobi character in "Star Wars") A kind of off-by-one error.
- object oberon — Oberon plus classes and methods by H. Moessenboeck & J. Templ, 1989. See Oberon-2.
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- obtrusiveness — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
- open-timbered — constructed so that the timbers are exposed.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- ora pro nobis — a Latin invocation meaning pray for us
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.