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17-letter words containing d, e, b, o, n, i

  • dobell's solution — a clear, yellowish, aqueous solution of sodium borate, sodium bicarbonate, phenol, and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic and astringent for the nose and throat.
  • doberman pinscher — one of a German breed of medium-sized, short-haired dogs having a black, brown, or blue coat with rusty brown markings.
  • double insulation — Double insulation is insulation that consists of both basic insulation and supplementary insulation.
  • double refraction — the separation of a ray of light into two unequally refracted, plane-polarized rays of orthogonal polarizations, occurring in crystals in which the velocity of light rays is not the same in all directions.
  • double track line — a railway line with double track
  • downwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
  • downwardly-mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
  • drive-by download — an incidence of an unwanted program being automatically downloaded to a computer, often without the user's knowledge
  • drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
  • economic blockade — an embargo on trade with a country, esp one which prohibits receipt of exports from that country, with the intention of disrupting the country's economy
  • examination board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
  • fine-toothed comb — a comb with fine, closely set teeth
  • get into bed with — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
  • goldbeater's skin — the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf.
  • hornblende schist — a variety of schist containing needles of hornblende that lie in parallel planes.
  • i beg your pardon — You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
  • imitation doublet — a doublet formed entirely of glass.
  • in double figures — An amount or number that is in single figures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in three figures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine.
  • in double harness — in a harness for two animals pulling the same carriage, plow, etc.
  • in the background — behind the focus of attention
  • incubation period — the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
  • inverted snobbery — the attitude of an inverted snob
  • job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
  • job-order costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
  • lambda expression — (mathematics)   A term in the lambda-calculus denoting an unnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or a constant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions and no constants.
  • learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
  • liberal education — an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills.
  • loose-leaf binder — a hard cover with metal rings inside which is used to hold loose pieces of paper
  • madiba generation — the generation born around 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a multiracial South Africa
  • microdermabrasion — A cosmetic treatment in which the face is sprayed with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells.
  • mind-body problem — the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
  • non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
  • not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
  • object identifier — (programming)   (OID) Generally an implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object.
  • old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
  • on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
  • order of business — a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
  • passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
  • production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
  • proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
  • redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • sable island pony — a variety of wild pony found on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
  • sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
  • secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
  • sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
  • surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
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