11-letter words containing a, b, c, i
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- calico bass — crappie
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- cambric tea — a hot drink of milk, sugar, and water or, often, weak tea
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- can't abide — If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
- cannabinoid — any of the narcotic chemical substances found in cannabin
- cannibalise — to subject to cannibalism.
- cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
- cannibalize — If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else.
- canoe birch — paper birch.
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- carabineers — Plural form of carabineer.
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carabiniere — an Italian national policeman
- carabinieri — a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
- carbamidine — guanidine.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
- carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonation — absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
- carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- cassia bark — the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice
- castability — the ability of materials to set in a mould when mixed with water and a bonding agent
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- catch basin — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- causability — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- celtiberian — a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced