13-letter words containing c, a, b, o
- the boat race — a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- tobaccanalian — a smoker
- tobacco heart — a functional disorder of the heart, characterized by a rapid and often irregular pulse, caused by excessive use of tobacco.
- tobacco plant — any of numerous solanaceous plants of the genus Nicotiana, having mildly narcotic properties, tapering hairy leaves, and tubular or funnel-shaped fragrant flowers. The species N. tabacum is cultivated as the chief source of commercial tobacco
- tobacco pouch — a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tricarboxylic — pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
- umbraculiform — umbrella-shaped
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- uncollectable — that cannot be collected: an uncollectible debt.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncomfortably — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- uncommendable — not able to be commended; unworthy of commendation; reprehensible
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- unconcealable — not able to be hidden or concealed
- unconceivable — inconceivable.
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconformably — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- uncontainable — to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
- uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- uncorrectable — not able to be fixed
- unenforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- vacuum bottle — a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vicar of bray — a vicar (Simon Aleyn) appointed to the parish of Bray in Berkshire during Henry VIII's reign who changed his faith to Catholic when Mary I was on the throne and back to Protestant when Elizabeth I succeeded and so retained his living
- victorian box — a tree, Pittosporum undulatum, of Australia, having shiny, wavy-margined, oblong leaves and fragrant clusters of yellowish flowers.
- volcanic bomb — bomb (def 3).