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13-letter words containing b, u, c

  • influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
  • john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
  • kirkcudbright — a historic county in SW Scotland.
  • knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
  • komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
  • labrador duck — an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
  • lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
  • lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
  • laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
  • letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
  • liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
  • lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
  • lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
  • lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
  • luncheon club — (in Britain) an arrangement or organization for serving hot midday meals for a small charge to old people in clubs or daycentres
  • macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
  • melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
  • membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
  • mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
  • microbusiness — A business that operates on a very small scale.
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
  • multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
  • mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
  • neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
  • new brunswick — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nightclubbing — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
  • non-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
  • non-reducible — capable of being reduced.
  • nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • nondeductible — Not allowable as a deduction from income for the calculation of taxes.
  • nonsubjective — Not subjective.
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
  • object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
  • obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
  • 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.
  • on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
  • opossum block — (in New Zealand) a block of bush allocated to a licensed opossum trapper
  • overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • oversubscribe — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
  • pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
  • paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
  • pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
  • pilot biscuit — hardtack.
  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
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