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

  • irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
  • irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
  • isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
  • jacob ben asher — c1269–c1340, Hebrew commentator on the Bible and codifier of Jewish law.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • job's comforter — a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages someone while attempting to be consoling.
  • john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
  • knickerbockered — wearing knickers.
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
  • member function — A method in C++.
  • microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
  • motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
  • mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
  • neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • never look back — to become increasingly successful
  • nickel carbonyl — a colorless or yellow, volatile, water-insoluble, poisonous, flammable liquid, Ni(CO) 4 , obtained by the reaction of nickel and carbon monoxide, and used for nickel-plating.
  • non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
  • non-enforceable — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
  • non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • non-rectifiable — able to be rectified.
  • non-replaceable — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
  • nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
  • nonbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
  • noncompressible — not able to be compressed
  • noncontrollable — not able to be controlled
  • nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
  • nordic combined — a competition for Nordic skiers comprising ski jumping and cross-country skiing events, the winner having the highest combined score.
  • obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
  • object-oriented — pertaining to or denoting a system, programming language, etc., that supports the use of objects, as an entire image, a routine, or a data structure.
  • objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
  • observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • obstructiveness — The characteristic of being obstructive.
  • octanitrocubane — (organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane.
  • omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
  • orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
  • over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
  • parti québécois — (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country
  • perfluorocarbon — a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
  • perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
  • phlebosclerosis — sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
  • polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
  • pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
  • problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
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