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13-letter words containing s, t, b, e, r, n

  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • standard-bred — pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.
  • station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
  • steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
  • streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
  • street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • strong breeze — a wind of 25–30 miles per hour (11–13 m/sec).
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
  • subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • table manners — etiquette when eating
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • transferrable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transmembrane — occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases.
  • transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
  • transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • tributariness — the state of being tributary
  • undistributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
  • undisturbedly — in an undisturbed manner
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • unpresentable — not fit to be shown or introduced to other people
  • unrespectable — not able to be respected
  • unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • unsmotherable — unquenchable
  • unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
  • untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
  • untraversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
  • urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
  • von sternberg — Josef [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), or Joseph (Josef Stern) 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
  • west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
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