11-letter words containing a, l, b, c, o
- cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- calico bass — crappie
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
- cannon-ball — a missile, usually round and made of iron or steel, designed to be fired from a cannon.
- cannonballs — Plural form of cannonball.
- cape blanco — a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
- 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
- carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- 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.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charbroiler — a grill or other equipment used for charbroiling
- child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
- chockablock — pulled so tight as to have the blocks touching
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- close brace — right brace
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
- cobalt blue — any greenish-blue pigment containing cobalt aluminate, usually made by heating cobaltous sulphate, aluminium oxide, and phosphoric acid together
- cobalt bomb — a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- coilability — the ability to be coiled
- cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
- collaborate — When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
- collapsable — capable of collapsing or of being collapsed, as for carrying or storing.
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- collarbones — Plural form of collarbone.
- collectable — A collectable object is one which is valued very highly by collectors because it is rare or beautiful.
- collembolan — any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- colonizable — Capable of being colonized.
- colorbearer — a person who carries the colors or standard, especially of a military body. Compare guidon (def 2).
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
- combatively — In a combative way.
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.