14-letter words containing c, i, b, o, r
- microbarograph — a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.
- microbiologist — the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
- microbreweries — Plural form of microbrewery.
- microcelebrity — a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient
- microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- 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.
- 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
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
- parabiotically — in a parabiotic manner
- particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
- payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- productibility — the ability to produce
- protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
- radiobroadcast — a broadcast by radio.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rainbow-collar — being or of an employee who combines work or experience on the assembly line with more technical or administrative duties; having both blue-collar and white-collar duties or experience.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- record cabinet — a piece of furniture like a cupboard, designed to hold or display vinyl records stacked on their side
- record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
- recoverability — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- relocatability — constructed so as to be movable; portable, prefabricated, or modular: relocatable classroom units.
- required-cobol — A minimal subset of COBOL developed in 1961. It was later dropped entirely.
- resubscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
- ribbon-cutting — a ceremony marking the official opening of a site, the commencement of its construction, etc., typically involving the cutting of a ribbon suspended as across an entrance
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources