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11-letter words containing b, a, n, c, r, o

  • canoe birch — paper birch.
  • cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
  • car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
  • carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
  • carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more 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
  • carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
  • carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
  • castor bean — the seed of this plant
  • 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.
  • centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
  • centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
  • centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
  • cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
  • chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
  • cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
  • collarbones — Plural form of collarbone.
  • combed yarn — cotton or worsted yarn of fibers laid parallel, superior in smoothness to carded yarn.
  • combinators — Plural form of combinator.
  • combinatory — combinative
  • common crab — an edible crustacean, Cancer pagurusan
  • concubinary — of, relating to, or living in concubinage.
  • conferrable — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
  • confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
  • conformable — corresponding in character; similar
  • conformably — With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
  • conquerable — Capable of being conquered or subdued.
  • conservable — capable of being conserved: conservable fruits.
  • construable — that can be construed
  • contrabands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband.
  • contrabasso — (music) The largest kind of bass viol.
  • contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
  • contubernal — occupying the same tent
  • conurbation — A conurbation consists of a large city together with the smaller towns around it.
  • conversable — easy or pleasant to talk to
  • coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
  • cornerbacks — Plural form of cornerback.
  • corroborant — serving to corroborate
  • corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
  • counterbase — a double bass
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