13-letter words containing c, a, b
- job applicant — candidate for an advertised post
- jolly balance — a spring balance used for determining the density of a sample by comparison of its weight in air and water.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
- labrador duck — an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
- labyrinthical — Labyrinthine; like or relating to a labyrinth.
- lacrimal bone — a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
- lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- lamellibranch — bivalve.
- laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
- leading block — lead block.
- leave sb cold — If something leaves you cold, it fails to excite or interest you.
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- lower chamber — lower house.
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- mackinaw boat — a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- magma chamber — a reservoir of magma in the earth's crust where the magma may reside temporarily on its way from the upper mantle to the earth's surface
- malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
- marching band — musical group that parades
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- merchant bank — a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- microbarogram — a record made by a microbarograph.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.