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12-letter words containing c, e, m, b, a, l

  • emblematical — See emblematic.
  • flame carbon — a carbon electrode containing metallic salts that colour the arc in a flame-arc light
  • gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
  • gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
  • hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
  • impierceable — not able to be pierced
  • incommutable — not exchangeable.
  • incomparable — 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.
  • incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
  • inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
  • mass balance — Mass balance is a consideration of the input, output, and distribution of a substance between streams in a process or stage.
  • 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
  • michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
  • microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
  • microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
  • miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
  • muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
  • myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
  • nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
  • palm cabbage — cabbage palm.
  • plenum cable — (hardware)   Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
  • problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
  • pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
  • submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
  • uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • uncomposable — not fit for composition
  • uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
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