14-letter words containing b, u, m
- network number — network address
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neutron number — the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom, equal to the mass number minus the atomic number of the atom. Symbol: N.
- nil nisi bonum — de mortuis nil nisi bonum
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- nonequilibrium — The condition of not being in equilibrium.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- 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.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- outboard motor — a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
- perfect number — a positive number that is equal to the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 6, which is equal to the sum of 1, 2, and 3.
- 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
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- quantum number — any integer or half of an odd integer that distinguishes one of the discrete states of a quantum-mechanical system.
- queens problem — eight queens puzzle
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- redisbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- sodium bromide — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid, NaBr, used chiefly in photography as a developer, and in medicine as a sedative.
- somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- squash-blossom — indicating or pertaining to a design or configuration resembling the flower of the squash plant, especially as found in jewelry made by various American Indians.