9-letter words containing b, r, o, c
- byproduct — A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- caballero — a Spanish gentleman
- cabo rojo — a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- calembour — a pun
- callboard — a notice board listing opportunities for performers
- cambiform — resembling a cambium
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- 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
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- 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
- carbon 12 — the isotopic carbon atom that comprises 99 percent of naturally occurring carbon, and that since 1961 has been used as the standard for atomic weight by representing a unit of 12.00000.
- carbon 13 — the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.
- carbon 14 — radiocarbon (def 1).
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonado — a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled
- carbonara — a sauce, containing cream, bacon, cheese and egg, that is usually served with pasta
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- cargo bay — the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- cerebroid — resembling the cerebrum or the brain.
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chemisorb — to take up (a substance) by chemisorption
- cherbourg — a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)
- chernobyl — a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- choir-boy — a boy who sings in a choir, especially a church choir.
- choirboys — Plural form of choirboy.
- chokebore — a shotgun bore that becomes narrower towards the muzzle so that the shot is not scattered
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- city-born — born in a city.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- clapboard — A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- clobbered — to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece).
- clobberer — One who, or that which, clobbers.
- club root — a disease of plants of the cabbage family, caused by a slime mold (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and characterized by swellings of the roots
- clubrooms — Plural form of clubroom.