14-letter words containing u, n, b, l, t
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- natural number — a positive integer or zero.
- natural rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- nitrile rubber — a synthetic rubber obtained by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene, noted for its oil resistance.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-returnable — not returnable.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- oblique motion — the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- penalty double — business double.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
- somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
- substantialism — the doctrine that substantial noumena exist as a basis for phenomena.
- substantiality — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual