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

mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
metes and bounds — the precisely described boundary lines of a parcel of land, as found in a deed
molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
narragansett bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in E Rhode Island. 28 miles (45 km) long.
nash equilibrium — (in game theory) a stable state of a system involving the interaction of two or more players in which no player can gain by a unilateral change of strategy if the strategies of the other players remain unchanged
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
nibble mode dram — (storage) A standard DRAM where four successive bits can be clocked out of the single data line by successive pulses on the CAS\ line while RAS\ is active. A column address is only required for the first bit. This mode is now unfashionable but can be found on some older 64 kilobit and 256 kilobit chips.
nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
non-extraditable — capable of being extradited; subject to extradition: an extraditable person.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nonbiodegradable — Not biodegradable.
nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
not by any means — in no way, by no method
nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
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.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
observationality — The property of being observational.
occasional table — a small table with no regular use
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election

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