13-letter words containing c, a, n, i, b
- lamellibranch — bivalve.
- leading block — lead block.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- 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.
- marching band — musical group that parades
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- medicine ball — a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- 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.
- nitrobacteria — Plural form of nitrobacterium.
- non-claimable — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- non-excitable — easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
- nonactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- nonaerobiotic — Able to live without oxygen from the atmosphere.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonantibiotic — (esp of a drug) not antibiotic
- nonapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- nonbeneficial — Not beneficial; that produces no benefit.
- nonbiological — pertaining to biology.
- nonce-bashing — violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp inside a prison
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- noticeability — The quality of being easy to see or notice.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
- picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
- placentia bay — a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- post-cambrian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- prince albert — Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- principal boy — the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- recalibration — the act or process of recalibrating something
- recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells