17-letter words containing d, e, b, u, t
- first-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
- greenland halibut — a flatfish, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, similar and related to the halibut
- imitation doublet — a doublet formed entirely of glass.
- in the background — behind the focus of attention
- incubation period — the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
- indefinite number — a variable or unspecified number.
- indestructibility — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indistinguishable — not distinguishable.
- interdental brush — a small brush that is used to clean between the teeth
- irreproducibility — The quality of not being reproducible.
- juvenile diabetes — any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
- label edge router — (networking) (LER) A device that sits at the edge of an MPLS domain, that uses routing information to assign labels to datagrams and then forwards them into the MPLS domain.
- lambdoidal suture — the lambda-shaped seam or line of joining between the occipital and two parietal bones at the back part of the skull.
- least upper bound — an upper bound that is less than or equal to all the upper bounds of a particular set. 3 is the least upper bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: lub.
- liberal education — an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills.
- medulla oblongata — the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
- misunderstandable — Capable of being misunderstood.
- nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
- not to be outdone — You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
- number three wood — spoon (def 5).
- outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
- potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
- 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.
- redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
- rubarth's disease — a common, rapidly progressing viral hepatitis of dogs and other carnivores, often confused with canine distemper.
- russell, bertrand — Bertrand Russell
- sodium bichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
- sodium pyroborate — borax1 .
- square and rabbet — annulet (def 1).
- stockbroker tudor — a modern style of architecture popular in affluent suburban areas that is imitative of Tudor architecture
- 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
- sum and substance — main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of an argument.
- surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
- tanenbaum, andrew — Andrew Tanenbaum
- temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
- the bulldog breed — people who fought in either of the World Wars
- the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
- third-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
- thread-legged bug — any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.
- toothbrush holder — a container or rack in a bathroom where toothbrushes are kept when not in use
- tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
- turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- unlisted building — a building that is not amongst those buildings officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building