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14-letter words containing p, r, o, b

  • above reproach — perfect; beyond criticism
  • absorptiometer — an instrument that measures absorption of light, esp by a solution
  • absorptiometry — (chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer.
  • absorptiveness — the quality of being absorptive
  • alektorophobia — The fear of chickens.
  • alpine bistort — Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
  • ambassadorship — a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative (ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary)
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • anthropophobia — the fear of people and human companionship
  • anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
  • arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
  • archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
  • assemblyperson — a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
  • autobiographer — a person who writes the story of his or her own life
  • autobiographic — marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: autobiographical material; an autobiographical novel.
  • b power supply — Electronics. B supply.
  • bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
  • backstrap loom — a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back.
  • bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
  • balsam of peru — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • banana problem — (programming, humour)   From the story of the little girl who said "I know how to spell "banana", but I don't know when to stop". Not knowing where or when to bring a production to a close (compare fencepost error). One may say "there is a banana problem" of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design that may be succumbing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance, creeping featuritis).
  • bancroft prize — one of a group of annual awards for literary achievement in American history and biography: administered by Columbia University.
  • barbados pride — Also called bead tree. a tropical African and Asian tree, Adenanthera pavonina, of the legume family, having feathery foliage and bearing red seeds that are used in beadwork.
  • bare ownership — ownership of a piece of property without the right to use and derive profit from that property
  • barometrograph — barograph.
  • basso profundo — (esp in operatic solo singing) a singer with a very deep bass voice
  • batrachophobia — fear of amphibians
  • batrachophobic — relating to the fear of toads and frogs
  • beauty parlour — A beauty parlour is a place where women can go to have beauty treatments, for example to have their hair, nails or make-up done.
  • beggar's opera — a ballad opera (1728) with text by John Gay and music arranged by John Pepusch.
  • benday process — a process for adding tone or shading, as in reproducing drawings, by the overlay on the plate of patterns, as of dots
  • beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
  • beyond compare — If you describe something as beyond compare, you mean that it is extremely good or extremely great.
  • biceps femoris — See under biceps.
  • bioprospecting — searching for plant or animal species for use as a source of commercially exploitable products, such as medicinal drugs
  • bipolarisation — the act of bipolarising
  • bipolarization — the action of rendering something bipolar
  • bishop's mitre — a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata, whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae
  • blepharoplasty — cosmetic surgery performed on the eyelid
  • blister copper — an impure form of copper having a blister-like surface due to the release of gas during cooling
  • block printing — printing from hand engraved or carved blocks of wood or linoleum
  • blood grouping — the ascertainment of a person's blood group
  • blood pressure — the pressure exerted by the blood on the inner walls of the arteries, being relative to the elasticity and diameter of the vessels and the force of the heartbeat
  • blotting paper — Blotting paper is thick soft paper that you use for soaking up and drying ink on a piece of paper.
  • boarding party — group of officers or sailors who board a ship
  • bodice-ripping — A bodice-ripping film or novel is one which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes. You use this word especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
  • body corporate — a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise
  • bone porcelain — bone china.
  • border dispute — a disagreement between countries about where the border between them should be drawn

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