14-letter words containing n, u, m, b
- denumerability — the quality of being countable
- disambiguating — Present participle of disambiguate.
- disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- dumb insolence — a silent act designed to frustrate a complainer, criticizer, superior etc perhaps involving a refusal to answer them, looking sideways or at other people as they chastise you or ignoring them by continuing what you are doing.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
- founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
- gallamine blue — a type of mordant dye
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
- guantanamo bay — a bay on the SE coast of Cuba.
- harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- homeward bound — going home
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- immunoblotting — The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins.
- immunoglobulin — any of several classes of structurally related proteins that function as antibodies or receptors and are found in plasma and other body fluids and in the membrane of certain cells. Compare IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incommunicably — In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- licence number — an identifying number on a licence or licence plate that identifies it with the owner
- license number — The license number of a car or other road vehicle is the series of letters and numbers that are shown at the front and back of it.
- 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.
- lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- man about town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- man-about-town — a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- messier number — a number (preceded by M) designating the 109 double stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the Messier catalog.
- methylene blue — a dark-green, crystalline compound, C 1 6 H 1 8 ClN 3 S, that dissolves in water to form a deep-blue solution: used chiefly as a dye, as a bacteriological and biological stain, and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.
- millennium bug — Year 2000
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.