15-letter words containing l, e, b, r, u, n
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroembryology — the branch of embryology dealing with the origin and development of the nervous system.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- non-equilibrium — a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- plumber's snake — snake (def 3a).
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- public defender — a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense.
- public interest — the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- quarter blanket — a horse blanket, usually placed under a saddle or harness and extending to the horse's tail.
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- retail business — a firm which sells goods to individual customers
- 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
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- rockwell number — a numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Rockwell test) made by indenting a test piece with a Brale, or with a steel ball of specific diameter, under two successive loads and measuring the resulting permanent indentation.
- rubber solution — a kind of rubber-based adhesive
- running bowline — a type of slipknot formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- siberian squill — a bulbous, Eurasian plant, Scilla siberica, of the lily family, having nodding, deep blue flowers.
- silicone rubber — any of the synthetic rubbers made from silicone elastomers.
- sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.