13-letter words containing o, b, e, a
- melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- membrane bone — a bone that develops from membranous tissue.
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- memorableness — Memorability.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- message board — bulletin board system
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metabolizable — (biochemistry) Able to be metabolized.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- moabite stone — a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.
- monosyllables — Plural form of monosyllable.
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- mother abbess — the female head of a religious house of nuns
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mount lebanon — a town in SW Pennsylvania, SW of Pittsburgh.
- mountain bike — dirt bike, off-road cycle
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
- mouthbreather — a person who breathes through the mouth instead of through the nose
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- myeloablative — Of, pertaining to, or causing myeloablation.
- nansen bottle — a waterproof container for taking samples of ocean water, several usually being lowered open on a line and each being closed at the desired depth by the action of a falling weight.
- narrow-bodied — (of a jet aircraft) having a narrow fuselage and a single aisle with seats on either side.
- national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
- necklace bomb — a bomb consisting of linked charges hung around a victim's neck, used by terrorists or in hostage situations
- negotiability — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- neoliberalist — A supporter of neoliberalism.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- nitrobacteria — Plural form of nitrobacterium.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- non-absorbent — capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.