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14-letter words containing c, e, r, b, o

  • income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
  • incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
  • inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
  • inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
  • incontrollable — uncontrollable.
  • indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
  • indiscoverable — not discoverable.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
  • irreconcilable — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
  • irreconcilably — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
  • irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
  • irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
  • irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
  • irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
  • jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
  • knickerbockers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • local variable — (programming)   A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
  • microbreweries — Plural form of microbrewery.
  • microcelebrity — a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • nexpert object — An expert system.
  • nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
  • non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • noncelebration — the failure to enjoy or take part in a celebration
  • nonconvertible — Not convertible; that cannot be exchanged for an equivalent.
  • nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
  • nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonrecombinant — not involved in or produced by genetic recombination
  • nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
  • normal balance — The normal balance of an account is the side of the account that is positive or increasing.
  • object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
  • observer force — a force deployed to an area of conflict to observe proceedings
  • olfactory lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.
  • omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
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