18-letter words containing s, a, b, r, i, n

distribution ratio — the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
division of labour — a system of organizing the manufacture of an article in a series of separate specialized operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers
dressing table set — a set including a hairbrush, mirror and comb, often with silver backs
eclipsing variable — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
epstein-barr virus — a virus belonging to the herpes family that causes infectious mononucleosis; it is also implicated in the development of Burkitt's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease
establishmentarian — Adhering to, advocating, or relating to the principle of an established church.
fibrocartilaginous — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
fire and brimstone — When people talk about fire and brimstone, they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death.
fire-and-brimstone — threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon.
furnishing fabrics — fabrics used to make and cover furniture
gamma distribution — a continuous two-parameter distribution from which the chi-square and exponential distributions are derived, written Gamma (α. β), where α and β are greater than zero, and defined in terms of the gamma function
hamilton's problem — Hamiltonian problem
highbush cranberry — a shrub, Viburnum trilobum, of northern North America, having broad clusters of white flowers and edible scarlet berries.
ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
impressionableness — The quality of being impressionable.
in abraham's bosom — at rest with one's dead ancestors
in dribs and drabs — a little at a time
in the same breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
inconsiderableness — Quality of being inconsiderable.
insurable interest — a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract, without which the contract cannot be enforced
invisible earnings — earnings from services provided rather than goods
irreconcilableness — The quality of being irreconcilable; irreconcilability; incompatibility; incongruity.
irreproachableness — The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
isabella of france — 1292–1358, wife (1308–27) of Edward II of England, whom, aided by her lover, Roger de Mortimer, she deposed; mother of Edward III
israel ben eliezer — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
kirtland's warbler — a wood warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii, breeding only in north-central Michigan and wintering in the Bahamas, bluish gray above, striped with black and pale yellow below: an endangered species.
knotted cranesbill — a British wildflower, Geranium nodosum, an meadow geranium with bright pink or purple flowers
lambda abstraction — A term in lambda-calculus denoting a function. A lambda abstraction begins with a lower-case lambda (represented as "\" in this document), followed by a variable name (the "bound variable"), a full stop and a lambda expression (the body). The body is taken to extend as far to the right as possible so, for example an expression, \ x . \ y . x+y is read as \ x . (\ y . x+y). A nested abstraction such as this is often abbreviated to: \ x y . x + y The lambda expression (\ v . E) denotes a function which takes an argument and returns the term E with all free occurrences of v replaced by the actual argument. Application is represented by juxtaposition so (\ x . x) 42 represents the identity function applied to the constant 42. A lambda abstraction in Lisp is written as the symbol lambda, a list of zero or more variable names and a list of zero or more terms, e.g. (lambda (x y) (plus x y)) Lambda expressions in Haskell are written as a backslash, "\", one or more patterns (e.g. variable names), "->" and an expression, e.g. \ x -> x.
legislative branch — the branch of government having the power to make laws; the legislature.
lincoln's birthday — February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
little st. bernard — Great, a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8108 feet (2470 meters) high.
macroinvertebrates — Plural form of macroinvertebrate.
manufacturing base — the manufacturing industries of an area or a country considered as a unit and a constituent part of the economy
metabolic syndrome — Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Also called insulin resistance syndrome.
microinvertebrates — Plural form of microinvertebrate.
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.
oriental alabaster — alabaster (def 2).
prepositional verb — a combination of verb and preposition, often with idiomatic meaning, differing from other phrasal verbs in that an object must always follow the preposition, as take after in The children take after their mother.
price on sb's head — If there is a price on someone 's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.
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.
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
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
rabbit's-foot fern — hare's-foot fern.
range of stability — the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.
remains to be seen — If you say that it remains to be seen whether something will happen, you mean that nobody knows whether it will happen.
reversionary bonus — a bonus added to the sum payable on death or at the maturity of a with-profits assurance policy
risk based testing — (testing) Testing based on identification of potential risks (or "candidate risks"), which should be analysed by the project stakeholder or which might appear during the project's development.
run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
saint bernard pass — either of two passes over the Alps: the Great St Bernard Pass 2472 m (8110 ft) high, east of Mont Blanc between Italy and Switzerland, or the Little St Bernard Pass 2157 m (7077 ft) high, south of Mont Blanc between Italy and France

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