12-letter words containing c, a, m, b
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- hansom (cab) — a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- icbm address — (networking, humour) (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
- impierceable — not able to be pierced
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompatibly — In an incompatible manner.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- incumbrancer — (legal) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
- incumbrances — Plural form of incumbrance.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- leaf-climber — a plant that climbs by using leaves specialized as tendrils
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- macaberesque — resembling or suggestive of the danse macabre; macabre
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- make sb sick — disgust sb morally
- marcus baker — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, near Anchorage: highest peak in the Chugach Mountains. 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
- mass balance — Mass balance is a consideration of the input, output, and distribution of a substance between streams in a process or stage.
- may-december — of or designating a marriage or romantic relationship between a young person and a person who is considerably older
- mecca balsam — balm-of-Gilead (def 2).
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- mental block — inability to recall
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- metacinnabar — a polymorph of cinnabar, black mercuric sulfide, HgS.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monte bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.