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15-letter words containing b, r, u, e

  • lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
  • maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
  • manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
  • marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
  • marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
  • marriage bureau — an agency that provides introductions to single people seeking a marriage partner
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • member function — A method in C++.
  • mersenne number — a number of the form, 2 p −1, where p is a prime number.
  • microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
  • moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
  • mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
  • mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in the center, and including the fig, mulberry, Osage orange, and rubber plant.
  • muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
  • neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
  • neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
  • neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
  • new brunswicker — a native or inhabitant of New Brunswick
  • non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
  • non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
  • nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
  • nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
  • not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
  • number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
  • number one wood — driver (def 4).
  • number-cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
  • obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
  • octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
  • opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
  • opprobriousness — The state or condition of being opprobrious.
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • outer barrister — a barrister belonging to the outer bar.
  • over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
  • overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
  • parachute brake — a parachute opened horizontally from the tail of an airplane upon landing, used as an aid in braking. Also called parabrake. Compare drogue parachute (def 2).
  • parti québécois — (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country
  • paurometabolous — designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form
  • perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
  • peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
  • petit bourgeois — a person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
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