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14-letter words containing n, a, l, b

  • noninheritable — Not inheritable.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonpolarizable — not able to be polarized
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
  • nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
  • normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
  • noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
  • nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
  • occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
  • occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
  • on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
  • 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.
  • orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
  • 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).
  • organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
  • pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
  • pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
  • penalty double — business double.
  • penetrableness — the state of being penetrable; the capacity to be penetrated
  • persian blinds — persiennes
  • perturbational — relating to perturbation
  • peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
  • phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • pipeline break — (architecture)   (Or "pipeline stall") The delay caused on a processor using pipelines when a transfer of control is taken. Normally when a control-transfer instruction (a branch, conditional branch, call or trap) is taken, any following instructions which have been loaded into the processor's pipeline must be discarded or "flushed" and new instructions loaded from the branch destination. This introduces a delay before the processor can resume execution. "Delayed control-transfer" is a technique used to reduce this effect.
  • planning board — development group
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • presentability — that may be presented.
  • proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
  • public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
  • public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
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