18-letter words containing r, e, b, i, t, h
- legislative branch — the branch of government having the power to make laws; the legislature.
- loschmidt's number — the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
- middleburg heights — a town in N Ohio.
- nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
- neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
- noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
- north bedfordshire — a city in Bedfordshire, in central England.
- octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
- optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
- probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
- protease inhibitor — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
- pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
- rub shoulders with — to mix with socially or associate with
- rubbish collection — the collection of domestic refuse for disposal
- saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
- substitute teacher — educator: replaces sb temporarily
- the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
- the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
- the general public — the people in a society; people in general
- the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- white man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.
- whittaker chambers — Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.