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13-letter words containing a, c, u, t, b, o

  • counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
  • 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.
  • cut both ways — to have both good and bad effects
  • cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
  • direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
  • double tackle — a pulley system using blocks having two grooved wheels.
  • double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
  • double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
  • faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • inconstruable — unable to be construed
  • incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
  • lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
  • lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
  • mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
  • mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
  • object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
  • octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
  • probate court — a special court with power over administration of estates of deceased persons, the probate of wills, etc.
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • republication — publication anew.
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • stock buyback — buyback (def 3).
  • strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
  • sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subcategorize — to split into subcategories
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
  • subindication — the act or process of subindicating
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
  • tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
  • thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
  • thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
  • tobacco pouch — a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
  • turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
  • un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
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