13-letter words containing n, b, o, m
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- disembodiment — to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body.
- disemboweling — Present participle of disembowel.
- disobligement — disobligation
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- dumbfoundedly — In a dumbfounded manner.
- ectosymbionts — Plural form of ectosymbiont.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
- embryogenetic — embryogenic
- embryonically — In an embryonic way.
- encompassable — Capable of being encompassed.
- endosymbiosis — Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other.
- endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
- exhibitionism — Extravagant behavior that is intended to attract attention to oneself.
- froude number — a dimensionless number used in hydrodynamics for model simulation of actual conditions
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- gobar numeral — any of a set of ancient numerals derived from Hindu numerals
- golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
- gombeen (man) — a shopkeeper who engages in usury on the side
- googlebombing — an effort to move a website to the top of search-engine results for a particular word or phrase, by creating a large number of links that contain this search text.
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- homeobox gene — any of a group of genes whose function is to divide the early embryo into bands of cells with the potential to become specific organs or tissues.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- immunobiology — the study of the immune response and the biological aspects of immunity to disease.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- incommiscible — not able to be mixed or combined
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- inconformable — Obsolete form of unconformable.
- judgment book — the book from which all persons will be judged at the Last Judgment, containing a full record of their acts.
- lacrimal bone — a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
- lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.