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16-letter words containing t, u, n, b, r

  • self-lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
  • semisubterranean — half below the surface of the ground: the semisubterranean houses of some Indian tribes.
  • sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
  • soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
  • south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
  • southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
  • subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
  • subordinationism — the doctrine that the first person of the Holy Trinity is superior to the second, and the second superior to the third.
  • subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
  • substance abuser — a person who takes an excessive amount of drugs in a manner that is detrimental to health
  • substantia nigra — a deeply pigmented area of the midbrain containing dopamine-producing nerve cells.
  • substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
  • synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
  • tarantula nebula — a huge bright emission nebula located in the S hemisphere in the Large Magellanic Cloud
  • telephone number — digits dialled to reach sb by phone
  • the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
  • the easter bunny — the rabbit that brings Easter eggs
  • the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
  • the urban league — a civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States
  • to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
  • tobacco industry — business of selling smoking products
  • touring bindings — specialised ski bindings with releasable locked down heels that can be used for ski touring and backcountry skiing
  • trailing arbutus — Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
  • transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transubstantiate — to change from one substance into another; transmute.
  • tridarn cupboard — a Welsh cupboard of the late 17th and 18th centuries, with an open, canopied upper section for display.
  • tungsten carbide — a very hard, black or gray compound of tungsten and carbon, used in the manufacture of cutting and abrasion tools, dies, and wear-resistant machine parts.
  • turn a blind eye — pretend not to see sth
  • turntable ladder — a power-operated extending ladder mounted on a fire engine
  • twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
  • unconfirmability — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
  • uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
  • under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
  • under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
  • undifferentiable — capable of being differentiated.
  • unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
  • unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • ununderstandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
  • variable annuity — an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.
  • vertebral column — spinal column.
  • vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.
  • vocabulary entry — (in dictionaries) a word, phrase, abbreviation, symbol, affix, name, etc., listed with its definition or explanation in alphabetical order or listed for identification after the word from which it is derived or to which it is related.
  • volunteer bureau — an agency that matches up people wishing to do voluntary work with appropriate voluntary organizations
  • writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty
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