13-letter words containing b, u, n
- carboniferous — yielding coal or carbon
- carbonium ion — type of positively charged organic ion
- carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
- carburization — Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel.
- caribou inuit — a member of any of the Inuit peoples who formerly inhabited the Barren Lands of N Canada
- cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
- circumambient — surrounding
- clinker-built — (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below
- club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- college-bound — intending to go to college
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- concept album — an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.
- confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- confabulatory — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
- congratulable — worthy of congratulation
- conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
- contributions — Plural form of contribution.
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- country blues — acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment
- curb exchange — American Stock Exchange.
- currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
- currency bond — a bond payable in legal tender.
- cutter number — a code combining decimal numbers with letters from an author's surname, used in an alphabetizing system.
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
- danseur noble — a male dancer suited for certain heroic, or noble, roles by virtue of his exceptional grace, technique, and strength
- deaf-and-dumb — unable to hear or speak
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- debauchedness — The state or quality of being debauched.