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15-letter words containing b, r, o, n, c

  • noncompressible — not able to be compressed
  • noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
  • noncontrollable — not able to be controlled
  • nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
  • nordic combined — a competition for Nordic skiers comprising ski jumping and cross-country skiing events, the winner having the highest combined score.
  • not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
  • obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
  • obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
  • object-oriented — pertaining to or denoting a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
  • observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
  • obstructionists — Plural form of obstructionist.
  • obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
  • octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
  • perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
  • pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
  • prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
  • procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
  • public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
  • recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
  • reconcilability — capable of being reconciled.
  • reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • record-breaking — top, most successful
  • recoverableness — the ability to be recovered or chance of being able to recover
  • retained object — an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
  • rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
  • ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • robertson screw — a screw having a square hole in the head into which a screwdriver with a square point (Robertson screwdriver (trademark)) fits
  • robinson crusoe — Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
  • rockwell number — a numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Rockwell test) made by indenting a test piece with a Brale, or with a steel ball of specific diameter, under two successive loads and measuring the resulting permanent indentation.
  • roller cone bit — A roller cone bit is a tool used for crushing rock, which has three cones that rotate, with attached hardened metal teeth which break the rock into small pieces.
  • root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
  • 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)
  • scolding bridle — branks.
  • scribaciousness — the quality or state of being scribacious
  • second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
  • self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
  • semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
  • sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
  • shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
  • silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
  • silicone rubber — any of the synthetic rubbers made from silicone elastomers.
  • spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
  • starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
  • 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.
  • subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
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