15-letter words that end in n
- blueback salmon — sockeye salmon.
- bobbin and joan — the European arum, Arum maculatum.
- bodily function — A person's bodily functions are the normal physical processes that regularly occur in their body, particularly the ability to urinate and defecate.
- bombing mission — a major bomb attack on a specific target or series of targets
- bone conduction — the transmission of sound vibrations to the internal ear through the cranial bones (opposed to air conduction).
- booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
- botulinum toxin — a pharmaceutical formulation of botulin used in minute doses to treat various forms of muscle spasm and for the cosmetic removal of wrinkles
- boxer rebellion — a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion) principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
- brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
- breaking strain — the amount of strain that, if applied to a particular material, will cause it to break
- breeding season — the time of year during which animals breed
- brillat-savarin — Anthelme (ɑ̃tɛlm). 1755–1826, French lawyer and gourmet; author of Physiologie du Goût (1825)
- bristol fashion — clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
- britneyfication — the effect on clothes and fashions of following the revealing styles favoured by the US pop singer Britney Spears (born 1981)
- brownian motion — the irregular motion of small particles suspended in a liquid or a gas, caused by the bombardment of the particles by molecules of the medium: first observed by Robert Brown in 1827.
- buffer solution — a solution to which a salt of a weak acid or base has been added
- bulldog edition — the early edition of a morning newspaper, chiefly for out-of-town distribution
- bun in the oven — in the womb
- business person — Business people are people who work in business.
- buy-back option — the option for a company to buy some or all of its shares from an investor, who acquired them by putting venture capital into the company when it was formed
- calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
- calendarization — the process of calendarizing
- call for margin — a demand made by a stockbroker for partial payment of a client's debt due to decreasing value of the collateral
- campaign button — a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.
- campaign ribbon — a distinctively colored ribbon, either on a small, narrow bar or in the form of a strip, representing a military campaign participated in by the wearer.
- canadian legion — a national social club for veterans of the Canadian armed services.
- canadianization — to make Canadian in character.
- canisterization — the process of putting (something) into a canister or canisters
- cannellini bean — a cream-coloured kidney-shaped bean with a mild flavour
- cannibalisation — Alternative form of cannibalization.
- cannibalization — to subject to cannibalism.
- cape chelyuskin — a cape in N central Russia, in N Siberia at the end of the Taimyr Peninsula: the northernmost point of Asia
- capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
- carbon fixation — the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds
- carriage return — a mechanism on a typewriter that causes the carriage to return to the left side of the paper
- cartier-bresson — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer
- cast a spell on — to put into, or as into, a trance
- cat-o'-mountain — catamountain
- catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
- catheterization — to introduce a catheter into.
- cause of action — the facts alleged in a complaint, upon which is based the plaintiff's right to a legal remedy in a court of law
- cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
- celo-navigation — celestial navigation.
- central african — of or relating to the Central African Republic, its inhabitants, or their language.
- ceylon cinnamon — the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
- channel captain — the most powerful member, and often the one that decides specifications, in a channel for distributing goods (which usually consists of a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer). The channel captain is sometimes the manufacturer but in the case of a chain store it may be the retailer
- chao k'uang-yin — (Tʾai Tsu) 927–976 a.d, Chinese emperor 960–976: founder of the Sung dynasty.
- chef de mission — the head of a diplomatic body
- chemoprevention — the prevention of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents
- chest infection — a respiratory infection mainly affecting the chest