15-letter words containing s, t, o, l, b, a
- decree absolute — A decree absolute is the final order made by a court in a divorce case which ends a marriage completely.
- demonstrability — The quality of being demonstrable.
- destabilisation — Alternative spelling of destabilization.
- destabilization — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
- detribalisation — Alternative form of detribalization.
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- dishabilitation — the imposition of a legal disqualification
- double standard — any code or set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, especially an unwritten code of sexual behavior permitting men more freedom than women. Compare single standard (def 1).
- double-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) overlapping sufficiently in front to allow for two rows of buttons.
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- extension cable — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
- floral tributes — bunches or arrangements of flowers left as a memorial at the site of a fatal incident
- football season — annual period when soccer is played
- gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
- hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- incompatibilism — (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.
- inconsolability — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- intolerableness — The state of being intolerable or insufferable.
- irresolvability — The quality of being irresolvable.
- isolation booth — a soundproof booth located within a television studio, used to prevent the occupant, usually a contestant in a game show, from hearing certain parts of the show.
- labor relations — worker-employer relationship
- labor-intensive — requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- liberalizations — Plural form of liberalization.
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented