0%

11-letter words containing a, b, y

  • byzantinist — an authority on or student of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire.
  • cable-ready — (of a television or VCR) able to receive cable television directly, without the need for special reception or decoding equipment.
  • cackleberry — a hen's egg used for food.
  • cancelbunny — Cancelpoodle
  • candleberry — bayberry (sense 1)
  • carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
  • carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
  • carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
  • carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
  • carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
  • carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
  • carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
  • cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
  • casselberry — a city in central Florida.
  • castability — the ability of materials to set in a mould when mixed with water and a bonding agent
  • 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?
  • cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
  • celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
  • certifiably — capable of being certified.
  • chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
  • chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
  • chickabiddy — a term of endearment, esp for a child
  • chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
  • coilability — the ability to be coiled
  • combat duty — active service
  • combatively — In a combative way.
  • combativity — Synonym of combativeness.
  • combed yarn — cotton or worsted yarn of fibers laid parallel, superior in smoothness to carded yarn.
  • combinatory — combinative
  • comfortably — If you do something comfortably, you do it easily.
  • commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
  • conceivably — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
  • concubinary — of, relating to, or living in concubinage.
  • conformably — With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
  • connubially — As in marriage.
  • corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
  • crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • cyberattack — an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking
  • cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
  • cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
  • cybersafety — Safety in using the Internet.
  • cyclebabble — (jargon)   Advertising raw clock speed, instead of bus speed. A Tandy Color Computer ran at exactly the same speed, but clock speed was specified as bus speed, 0.895 MHz, leaving the impression that it was 4 times slower. Actually it ran a little faster with a more efficient instruction set. If the actual clock rate had been specified on a CoCo 3, it would have been 14.32 MHz, although the bus speed was still 0.895 MHz. That high speed also generated video, color, and hidden refresh timing. 100 MHz computers are running at bus speeds of around 25 MHz.
  • cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
  • daimyo bond — a bearer bond issued in Japan and the eurobond market by the World Bank
  • dairy breed — any of several breeds of cattle developed primarily for production of milk rather than meat, as Ayrshire, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey breeds.
  • dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
  • dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
  • dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
  • day boarder — a child attending a boarding school who has meals at the school but sleeps at home
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?