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14-letter words containing m, o, n, b, l

  • lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
  • let someone be — To let someone be means to leave them alone and not interfere in what they are doing.
  • linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
  • lobotomization — to perform a lobotomy on.
  • lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • malleable iron — malleable cast iron.
  • mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics)   (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
  • manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
  • mills-and-boon — of or relating to novels by the British publisher Mills and Boon, esp in being romantic or sexual in nature
  • mindbogglingly — In a mindboggling manner; in such a way as to boggle the mind; so as to be beyond comprehension or understanding.
  • mobile canteen — a truck or lorry with kitchen facilities that can be used on site, such as on a film set, construction site, as a soup kitchen, etc
  • mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
  • monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
  • moon blindness — a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
  • mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
  • nil nisi bonum — de mortuis nil nisi bonum
  • noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
  • non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
  • non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
  • nonequilibrium — The condition of not being in equilibrium.
  • noninflammable — Not catching fire easily; not flammable.
  • normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
  • north bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • oblique motion — the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
  • omnibenevolent — All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, 'God'. Its use is often with regards to the divine triad, whereby a deity is described to be simultaneously omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent. This triad is used especially with the Christian god, Yahweh.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
  • orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
  • ordinal number — 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).
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
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