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13-letter words containing a, c, r, b, o

  • contract bond — an indemnity agreement to protect against loss due to breach of contract.
  • contraorbital — of or relating to flight in the orbit of, but in a direction contrary to, a given rocket, ballistic missile, satellite, etc.
  • contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • control board — a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.
  • controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • corroborating — Present participle of corroborate.
  • corroboration — the act of corroborating.
  • corroborative — Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument.
  • corroboratory — Serving to corroborate or strengthen.
  • corticobulbar — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.
  • counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
  • counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
  • cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
  • crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
  • crayola books — (publication)   A humorous and/or disparaging term for the rainbow series of National Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards. See also Orange Book.
  • cross the bar — to die
  • cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
  • currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
  • customer base — A business's customer base is all its regular customers, considered as a group.
  • cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
  • decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
  • decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
  • decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
  • decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
  • decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
  • decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
  • decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
  • direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
  • discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
  • dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
  • elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
  • electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
  • embryological — Of or pertaining to embryology.
  • embryonically — In an embryonic way.
  • encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
  • endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
  • exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
  • fabric ribbon — a typewriter ribbon made of inked material
  • faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
  • feedback form — A feedback form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. It asks a hotel guest if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
  • fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
  • fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
  • float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
  • fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
  • flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
  • forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
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