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15-letter words containing b, y, r, o

  • keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • lambda-b baryon — a protonlike baryon containing a b quark; a neutral baryon with a mass 11,000 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.1 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • lambda-c baryon — a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds.
  • library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lombardy poplar — a poplar, Populus nigra italica, having a columnar manner of growth, with branches erect and parallel.
  • manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
  • morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
  • moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
  • moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
  • moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
  • mortality table — an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.
  • motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
  • myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
  • neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
  • neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
  • nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
  • nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
  • noncontributory — pertaining to or of the nature of contribution; contributing.
  • north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • not a dickybird — not a word; nothing
  • not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
  • obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
  • observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
  • old boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • old-boy network — an exclusive network that links members of a profession, social class, or organization or the alumni of a particular school through which the individuals assist one another in business, politics, etc.
  • perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
  • petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
  • polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
  • primary rainbow — the most commonly seen rainbow, formed by light rays that undergo a single internal reflection in a drop of water.
  • problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • programmability — capable of being programmed.
  • proximity probe — A proximity probe is an instrument for measuring how far the surface of a component is away from the end of the probe.
  • psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
  • pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
  • public lavatory — a public toilet
  • public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
  • put years on sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
  • pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
  • qwerty keyboard — a keyboard having the arrangement of alphabetical and numerical keys found on the traditional typewriter
  • radio sono-buoy — a buoy equipped to detect underwater noises and transmit them by radio
  • rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
  • recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • reconcilability — capable of being reconciled.
  • refectory table — a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
  • reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • reynolds number — a dimensionless number, vρl/η, where v is the fluid velocity, ρ the density, η the viscosity and l a dimension of the system. The value of the number indicates the type of fluid flow
  • right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
  • rotary debugger — (Commodore) Essential equipment for those late-night or early-morning debugging sessions. Mainly used as sustenance for the hacker. Comes in many decorator colours, such as Sausage, Pepperoni, and Garbage.
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