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13-letter words containing a, b, l

  • carbolic acid — Carbolic acid or carbolic is a liquid that is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
  • carbolic soap — a disinfectant soap containing phenol
  • carbolic-acid — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
  • carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
  • carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
  • carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
  • carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
  • carlton table — an English writing table of c1800, having curved rear corners and a top with drawers surmounted by a U -shaped section of drawers and cabinets, topped by a brass or ormolu gallery surrounding three sides of the writing area.
  • carpet beetle — any of various beetles of the genus Anthrenus, the larvae of which feed on carpets, furnishing fabrics, etc: family Dermestidae
  • carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
  • carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
  • casual labour — people who are employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis
  • catabolically — In terms of catabolism.
  • categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
  • categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
  • cause celebre — A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion.
  • cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
  • cell membrane — a very thin membrane, composed of lipids and protein, that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and controls the passage of substances into and out of the cell
  • cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
  • cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
  • chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
  • challengeable — a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • channel black — the soot of a natural gas flame, used in paints; fine carbon.
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charitability — Charitableness.
  • charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
  • chock-a-block — A place that is chock-a-block is very full of people, things, or vehicles.
  • chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
  • chocolate-box — Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way.
  • chub mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.
  • circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
  • clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
  • clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
  • clare-obscure — chiaroscuro.
  • class library — (programming)   A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
  • classic blues — a type of city blues performed by a female singer accompanied by a small group
  • claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
  • clear a table — When you clear a table, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there.
  • clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
  • clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
  • cleavableness — the quality of being cleavable
  • cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
  • climbing wall — a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
  • clothesbasket — a basket for holding and carrying laundry.
  • cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
  • club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
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