15-letter words containing b, r, o, c, l, i
- contractability — (of a body or substance) the ability to become smaller, narrower, shorter, etc
- contractibility — contractability
- controllability — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
- convertibleness — The state of being convertible; convertibility.
- copyright block — a block of four or more U.S. stamps that includes, in the selvage of the sheet, the copyright mark of the U.S. Postal Service.
- corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
- corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
- corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
- crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
- cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
- decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- electronic book — An electronic book is the same as an e-book.
- eleutherophobic — afraid of freedom
- embryologically — Regarding embryology.
- enterobacterial — relating to enterobacteria
- fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- groutlock brick — a brick chamfered on its inner angles to allow space for vertical and horizontal reinforcing rods sealed in grout.
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
- hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incorrigibility — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- irreconcileable — Alternative spelling of irreconcilable.
- irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lira da braccio — a many-stringed musical instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, played with a bow and used for polyphonic improvisation.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- microbiological — Of or pertaining to microbiology.
- microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.