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11-letter words containing a, b

  • cannon bone — a bone in the legs of horses and other hoofed animals consisting of greatly elongated fused metatarsals or metacarpals
  • cannon-ball — a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
  • cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
  • canoe birch — paper birch.
  • canvas-back — a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.
  • canvasbacks — Plural form of canvasback.
  • capableness — The state or quality of being capable.
  • cape blanco — a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast
  • cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
  • capstan bar — a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan
  • 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.
  • carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
  • 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 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 sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
  • 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.
  • carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
  • 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.
  • carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
  • carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
  • carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
  • 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
  • carbuncular — of, relating to, or resembling a carbuncle, especially having a carbuncle or a red and inflamed area.
  • carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
  • carburetant — a substance, as gasoline or benzene, added to air or gas to carburet it
  • carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
  • carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
  • carburetter — Alternative spelling of carburetor.
  • carburettor — A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned.
  • carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
  • carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
  • carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
  • carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
  • carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
  • carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
  • cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
  • casselberry — a city in central Florida.
  • 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
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