11-letter words containing b, c, i
- carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- 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.
- 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.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- 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
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- catch basin — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- causability — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- 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.
- celebrative — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- celebrities — Plural form of celebrity.
- celtiberian — a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- cerebralist — a person that advocates the theory of cerebralism
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- cerebriform — resembling the brain in texture or structure
- cerebroside — any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- chair table — an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
- chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
- chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- channelbill — a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill.
- 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
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chemisorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb.
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chibougamau — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- chickabiddy — a term of endearment, esp for a child
- chief rabbi — the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community