15-letter words containing b, u, l, o, c
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
- oblique section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.
- obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
- office building — building containing offices
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- 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.
- public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- 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.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
- schoolboy crush — an infatuation that a young boy has, usually for an older woman such as a teacher or an actress, which is seen as superficial and unlikely to last for long
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- silicone rubber — any of the synthetic rubbers made from silicone elastomers.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible