12-letter words containing c, l, o, b, e, r
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- double truck — Typesetting. a chase for holding the type for a center spread, especially for a newspaper.
- double-cross — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- doubledecker — Alternative spelling of double-decker.
- ebracteolate — having no bractlets
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- flame carbon — a carbon electrode containing metallic salts that colour the arc in a flame-arc light
- flow breccia — a volcanic breccia that has solidified from a lava flow.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incorporable — able to be incorporated.
- incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
- incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
- labour force — The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company.
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- non-credible — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonrevocable — Not revocable.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- 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.