13-letter words containing o, b, s, l, e, t
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- sensible note — the major seventh note of any scale
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stone boiling — a primitive method of boiling liquid with heated stones
- stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- tout ensemble — all together.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.