9-letter words containing a, b, i, r
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbineer — (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carburize — to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
- caribbean — The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America and the north coast of South America.
- carriable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- cat brier — greenbrier, esp. the vine (Smilax glauca)
- cedarbird — a type of waxwing native to North America
- cediranib — A potent inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases, under development as a possible anticancer drug.
- chair bed — a chair that can be opened out to form a bed.
- chairback — the part of a chair that supports the sitter's back
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- charybdis — a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cornbraid — to braid (hair) in close parallel rows, creating a hairstyle known as a corn row
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- crabbiest — Superlative form of crabby.
- crabstick — a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood
- crib-wall — a supporting wall constructed by laying cribs at right angles to each other, as in cribwork
- cribellar — of or relating to the cribellum of a spider
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- crybabies — Plural form of crybaby.
- cybrarian — a person responsible for archives and information available on the internet
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- debarking — Present participle of debark.
- debarring — Present participle of debar.
- debonaire — charming and sophisticated
- defibrate — to break (wood, paper, garbage, etc.) into fibrous components; reduce to fibers.
- delibrate — (obsolete) To strip off the bark; to peel.
- derivable — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- derivably — in a way that is able to be derived
- desirable — Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
- desirably — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- diablerie — magic or witchcraft connected with devils
- diatribes — Plural form of diatribe.
- digambara — the earlier of the two principal Jain sects, whose members went naked.
- dirtboard — A long skateboard with larger-than-average wheels, designed for off-road use.