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13-letter words containing c, a, b, n

  • contraorbital — of or relating to flight in the orbit of, but in a direction contrary to, a given rocket, ballistic missile, satellite, etc.
  • contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • control board — a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.
  • controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
  • corroborating — Present participle of corroborate.
  • corroboration — the act of corroborating.
  • cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
  • counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
  • counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
  • covalent bond — a type of chemical bond involving the sharing of electrons between atoms in a molecule, esp the sharing of a pair of electrons by two adjacent atoms
  • cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
  • crepe bandage — a bandage made of light cotton crepe
  • curb exchange — American Stock Exchange.
  • currant borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.
  • cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
  • cybernetician — an expert in cybernetics
  • cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
  • cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
  • dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
  • danse macabre — dance of death
  • daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
  • debauchedness — The state or quality of being debauched.
  • debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
  • debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
  • debt covenant — A debt covenant is a number of restrictions that a borrower agrees to that are set by the lending institution.
  • decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
  • decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
  • decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
  • decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
  • decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
  • decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
  • decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
  • dieffenbachia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, native to tropical America, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage.
  • disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.
  • discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
  • discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
  • double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
  • double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
  • dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
  • eco-labelling — the practice or system of using eco-labels
  • elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
  • electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
  • embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
  • embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
  • embryonically — In an embryonic way.
  • emtricitabine — A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infection.
  • encompassable — Capable of being encompassed.
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