15-letter words containing t, e, b
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- member function — A method in C++.
- member of staff — an employee of a particular organization
- merchant banker — A merchant banker is someone who works for a merchant bank.
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- metacinnabarite — the black solid form of mercuric sulphide
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- might-have-been — that which might have occurred if it were not for other events
- milkweed beetle — any of several small red, black-spotted elongated beetles of the genus Tetraopes, common in eastern North America, that inhabit the milkweed.
- moderate breeze — a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 m/sec).
- monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- mortality table — an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.
- mortgage broker — agent who matches house buyer with mortgage lender
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- nathaniel bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
- neck sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- night blindness — a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
- nitric bacteria — bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates in the soil
- noise abatement — a set of strategies or techniques to reduce and control annoying or harmful noise in an environment
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-accountable — subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- 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-flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- nonattributable — not capable of being attributed to a particular source or cause
- nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- noncontrollable — not able to be controlled
- nonquantifiable — not capable of being quantified
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- not before time — If you say not before time after a statement has been made about something that has been done, you are saying in an emphatic way that you think it should have been done sooner.