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15-letter words containing l, a, b, o, r, e

  • torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
  • travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
  • troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
  • 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-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
  • unconstrainable — unable to be confined
  • uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • unpronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • unrecommendable — not able to be recommended, supported, or endorsed
  • unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
  • upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
  • variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
  • vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
  • voltaic battery — battery (def 1a).
  • wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
  • weather balloon — sounding balloon.
  • well-elaborated — worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. Synonyms: perfected, painstaking. Antonyms: simple.
  • wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
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