14-letter words containing m, a, b, l
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- 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.
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- unambivalently — in an unambivalent or clear manner
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- undeterminable — capable of being determined.
- undiminishable — unable to be diminished
- universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
- unmaintainable — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- unmalleability — an unmalleable state or condition
- unmaneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- untransmutable — intransmutable
- Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
- valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
- verbena family — the plant family Verbenaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having opposite or whorled leaves, clusters of irregular, sometimes fragrant flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the beautyberry, lantana, teak, verbena, and vervain.
- vibratory mill — A vibratory mill is a machine for grinding something, in which the feed and grinding medium are between two surfaces which vibrate against each other.
- viola da gamba — an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
- william bowman — William Scott ("Scotty") born 1933, Canadian hockey coach.
- william gibson — (person) Author of cyberpunk novels such as Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Virtual Light (1993). Neuromancer, a novel about a computer hacker/criminal "cowboy" of the future helping to free an artificial intelligence from its programmed bounds, won the Hugo and Nebula science fiction awards and is credited as the seminal cyberpunk novel and the origin of the term "cyberspace". Gibson does not have a technical background and supposedly purchased his first computer in 1992.