14-letter words containing c, l, u, b, m
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- 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.
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- yttrocolumbite — Yttrotantalite.