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16-letter words containing m, a, c, b, e, n

  • exhibition match — a sports match which is not part of a competition but instead serves the function of demonstrating the skills of the players
  • fibonacci number — a number in the Fibonacci sequence, each of which is the sum of the previous two
  • flying ambulance — an aircraft used to take sick or injured people to hospital
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • jacques bonhomme — the contemptuous title given by the nobles to the peasants in the revolt of the Jacquerie in 1358 and adopted by the peasants in subsequent revolts.
  • knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
  • lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
  • lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
  • machine readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
  • machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
  • machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
  • mackinaw blanket — a thick woolen blanket, often woven with bars of color, formerly used in the northern and western U.S. by Indians, loggers, etc.
  • magnetic bearing — the bearing of a point relative to that of the nearest magnetic pole.
  • man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
  • medicine cabinet — cupboard where medication is stored
  • mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
  • nuclear membrane — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
  • nuclear umbrella — a guarantee from a country or state that possesses nuclear weapons to a country that does not that they will defend them
  • numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
  • onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
  • performance bond — contract bond.
  • platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
  • presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
  • rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
  • rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
  • semantic tableau — a method of demonstrating the consistency or otherwise of a set of statements by constructing a diagrammatic representation of all the circumstances that satisfy the set of statements
  • simon boccanegra — an opera (1857) by Giuseppe Verdi.
  • sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
  • submarine chaser — a small patrol vessel, 100–200 feet (30–60 meters) long, designed for military operations against submarines.
  • tabernacle frame — a frame, especially of the 18th century, around a doorway, niche, etc., that suggests a small building, characteristically one with a pediment and two pilasters on a base.
  • teachable moment — a specific occurrence, situation, or experience that can be used to teach people about something more general: Her death created a teachable moment about prescription drug abuse.
  • thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
  • thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
  • umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
  • unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • vertebral column — spinal column.
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