12-letter words containing c, o, b, e, l
- non-credible — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- noninducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- nonrevocable — Not revocable.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- oblanceolate — inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
- oblivescence — the process of forgetting.
- obliviscence — the condition or fact of failing to remember or having failed to remember or of being absent-minded
- obsolescence — the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete.
- oconee-bells — a plant, Shortia galacifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having glossy, rounded leaves and white or pink bell-shaped flowers with fringed petals.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- office block — a large office building.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- osteoblastic — a bone-forming cell.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
- 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.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- 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.
- saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- scent bottle — a bottle of perfume
- 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.
- socializable — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.