16-letter words containing o, b, c, r, d
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- 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-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- 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
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
- performance bond — contract bond.
- pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- rhabdomyosarcoma — a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
- ribonucleic acid — RNA.
- round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
- roundabout chair — corner chair.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- scottish borders — a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)
- sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
- spectacled cobra — Indian cobra.
- stone-cold sober — If someone is stone-cold sober, they are not drunk at all.
- sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
- sysdeco mimer ab — (company) Part of the international software group Sysdeco Group AS. They developed the MIMER RDBMS. Address: Uppsala, Sweden.
- tobacco industry — business of selling smoking products
- tridarn cupboard — a Welsh cupboard of the late 17th and 18th centuries, with an open, canopied upper section for display.
- uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- viola da braccio — an old musical instrument of the viol family, held against the shoulder like a violin: superseded by the modern viola.
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- woodland caribou — a variety of caribou inhabiting the bogs and forests of eastern Canada, having large, palmate antlers.