13-letter words containing b, i, c, o
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- cinchona bark — the dried bark of any of a cinchona tree, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids
- cinnamon bear — a reddish-brown variety of the American black bear
- circuit board — A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- climbing iron — either of a pair of metal frames with spikes that may be strapped over footgear, on the inside of the leg to aid in climbing trees, public utility poles, etc.
- climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- coaxial cable — a cable consisting of an inner insulated core of stranded or solid wire surrounded by an outer insulated flexible wire braid, used esp as a transmission line for radio-frequency signals
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- cobol fingers — (jargon) /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
- cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
- coccobacillus — a spherelike bacillus.
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- collaborating — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collaboration — Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- collaborative — A collaborative piece of work is done by two or more people or groups working together.
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- coloring book — A coloring book is a book of simple drawings which children can color in.
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
- combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
- combinatorics — a branch of mathematics dealing with combinations and permutations
- commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- commutability — The quality of being commutable.
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.
- comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- compatability — Misspelling of compatibility.
- compatibilism — (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.
- compatibilist — (philosophy) Of, pertaining to or supporting compatibilism, the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.
- compatibility — compatible
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computability — (computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- conditionable — able to be conditioned
- confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.
- confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- confiscatable — confiscable
- constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
- constrainable — able to be constrained