14-letter words containing b, r, u, m
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- sodium bromide — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid, NaBr, used chiefly in photography as a developer, and in medicine as a sedative.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- stubble-jumper — a prairie grain farmer
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- submicroscopic — too small to be seen through a microscope.
- subminiaturize — to design or manufacture (equipment, especially electronic equipment) of a greatly reduced scale.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
- terbium metals — a series of closely related rare-earth elements, including terbium, gadolinium, europium, and, sometimes, dysprosium
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- timber cruiser — cruiser (def 6).
- transit number — an identifying number assigned by a banking organization to a bank and printed on its checks.
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- undeterminable — capable of being determined.
- union of burma — former official name of Burma.
- universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
- unmaneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- untransmutable — intransmutable
- vickers number — a numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Vickers test) in which the sample is indented under a known pressure by the point of a diamond and the surface area of the indentation is divided into the amount of pressure applied.
- white mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- winding number — the number of times a closed curve winds around a point not on the curve.