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9-letter words containing b, c, l

  • cancelbot — a computer program that deletes unwanted mailings to internet usergroups
  • candomble — any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, esp Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
  • cannibals — Plural form of cannibal.
  • canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
  • cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
  • carambola — a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
  • carambole — to make a carom
  • carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
  • carbazole — a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N
  • carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
  • carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
  • carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
  • carbunkle — Misspelling of carbuncle.
  • carriable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
  • carryable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
  • castlebar — the county town of Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland; site of the battle (1798) between the French and British known as Castlebar Races. Pop: 11 371 (2002)
  • cat-built — (of a sailing vessel) having a bluff bow and straight stern without a figurehead.
  • catabolic — destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to anabolism).
  • catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
  • celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
  • celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • celecoxib — an anti-inflammatory drug
  • celibates — Plural form of celibate.
  • celibatic — of or relating to celibacy
  • cell body — the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.
  • cellblock — a group of cells in a prison where prisoners are kept
  • cerebella — a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.
  • chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
  • chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
  • chalybite — siderite (def 1).
  • changable — Misspelling of changeable.
  • chantable — able to be chanted or sung
  • charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
  • chartable — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
  • chaseable — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
  • chasubles — Plural form of chasuble.
  • checkable — capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
  • chequable — (finance, of an account) On which cheques can be drawn.
  • chernobyl — a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
  • chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.
  • chin ball — a device fastened under the chin of a bull to mark cows it has mounted
  • chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
  • chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
  • choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
  • chopblock — butcher-block.
  • cimbaloms — Plural form of cimbalom.
  • clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
  • claiborne — a male given name.
  • claimable — Able to be claimed.
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