18-letter words containing p, r, o, b
- pulmonary embolism — the blockage of a pulmonary artery, often by a blood clot, that stops the flow of blood to the lungs and which can result in death if untreated
- rabbit-proof fence — a fence through which rabbits are unable to pass
- ribbon development — housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- small pastern bone — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
- solubility product — the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.
- stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
- subatomic particle — physics:
- subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
- supraorbital ridge — browridge.
- the better part of — a large part of
- the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
- three-body problem — the problem of calculating the motions of three bodies in space moving under the influence of only their mutual gravitational attraction.
- tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
- to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
- to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
- transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
- urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.