16-letter words containing o, b, t, u, s

questionableness — The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness.
rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
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
redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
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.
sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
south sea bubble — the financial crash that occurred in 1720 after the South Sea Company had taken over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks
southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
sub-postmistress — (in Britain) a woman who runs a sub-post office
subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
subjectification — to make subjective.
subordinationism — the doctrine that the first person of the Holy Trinity is superior to the second, and the second superior to the third.
subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
swamp buttonwood — the buttonbush.
teutoburg forest — region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m)
the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
tobacco industry — business of selling smoking products
touring bindings — specialised ski bindings with releasable locked down heels that can be used for ski touring and backcountry skiing
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
up to the elbows — deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty

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