11-letter words containing c, b, r, a
- sorbic acid — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 2 , slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- space probe — Aerospace. an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- sprite crab — ghost crab.
- stage brace — a brace for supporting upright pieces of theatrical scenery.
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- strike back — retaliate
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- sub-charter — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- sub-surface — below the surface, especially of a body of water.
- subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- subcapsular — of, in, or like a capsule.
- subcardinal — (of veins) next to the cardinal veins
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subcellular — contained within a cell.
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subcritical — Physics. pertaining to a state, value, or quantity that is less than critical, especially to a mass of radioactive material.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subscapular — situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
- substractor — a person who subtracts or takes away
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- tabernacles — any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.
- tax bracket — a category of taxpayer which is based on how high or low their income is
- tectibranch — a mollusc of the suborder Tectibranchia (or Tectibranchiata) (order: Opisthobranchia) which includes the sea slugs and sea hares
- the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- tobacco jar — a container formerly used for storing tobacco and keeping it fresh
- tocharian b — the western dialect of Tocharian
- torchbearer — a person who carries a torch.
- trabeculate — Anatomy, Botany. a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
- track brake — a mechanism that slows or stops a vehicle by pressing against the track rather than the wheels.
- trafficable — that can be traveled upon: a trafficable road.
- transcriber — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- trisyllabic — a word of three syllables, as pendulum.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.