12-letter words containing c, e, r, b, o
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- radar beacon — a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
- record label — recorded music production company
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- ribbon cable — (hardware) A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- rock lobster — spiny lobster.
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- scraperboard — scratchboard.
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
- thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- tree tobacco — a treelike South American plant, Nicotiana glauca, of the nightshade family, having blue-green foliage, heart-shaped leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or purple flowers, the corolla yellow, grown as an ornamental.
- truck jobber — a jobber or wholesaler who makes calls carrying goods on a truck, thereby being able to take and deliver orders on the same call.
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- 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.
- unobservance — a failure to comply or observe (a law, custom, etc)