11-letter words containing b, i, c, o
- copaiba oil — a colorless, yellowish, or bluish liquid having a pepperlike odor and bitter taste, obtained from copaiba by distillation: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes and soaps.
- coprophobia — an abnormal fear of feces.
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corbie-step — any of a set of steps on the top of a gable
- corbynomics — the economic policies advocated by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party from 2015
- correctible — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corruptible — susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- coxcombical — of or resembling the characteristic nature of a coxcomb
- crowberries — Plural form of crowberry.
- cryobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms
- cryptobiont — any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis
- cumulonimbi — Plural form of cumulonimbus.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupid's bow — a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- diamondback — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
- dichlobenil — a nonselective preemergence herbicide, C 7 H 3 Cl 2 N, used primarily as a weed and grass killer.
- dissociable — capable of being dissociated; separable: Worthy and unworthy motives are often not dissociable.
- docibleness — the quality or character of being docible
- dog biscuit — a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- eccaleobion — a type of equipment that provides warmth used to assist in the hatching of eggs
- embarcation — Alternative form of embarkation.
- embrocating — Present participle of embrocate.
- embrocation — A liquid used for rubbing on the body to relieve pain from sprains and strains.
- embryologic — Embryological.
- emetophobic — Pertaining to, or afflicted with, emetophobia, a morbid fear of vomiting.
- exorbitance — The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
- exorbitancy — Alternative form of exorbitance.
- fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
- fabricators — Plural form of fabricator.
- fabulicious — (slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
- fiberscopes — Plural form of fiberscope.
- fibre optic — using or consisting of very thin flexible fibres of glass down which information modulated on light is carried
- fibrocement — (formerly) cement combined with asbestos fibre, used esp in sheets for building
- fibrocystic — showing or having the increased fibrosis associated with dilated glandular structure, as in the breast nodules of fibrocystic disease.
- fibronectin — a fibrous protein that binds to collagen, fibrin, and other proteins and also to the cell membranes, functioning as an anchor and connector.
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forcing bid — a bid, often at a higher level than is required, that is understood to oblige the bidder's partner to reply
- frescobaldi — Girolamo [jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer.