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11-letter words containing c, o, l, r, b

  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
  • brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
  • bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
  • bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
  • cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
  • calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
  • carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
  • carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
  • carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
  • carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
  • carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
  • carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
  • celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
  • celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
  • celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
  • cerebellous — of or relating to the cerebellum
  • chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • charbroiler — a grill or other equipment used for charbroiling
  • child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
  • chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
  • cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
  • clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
  • clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
  • clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
  • close brace — right brace
  • cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
  • cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
  • cockblocker — Agent noun of cockblock: one who cockblocks.
  • cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
  • cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
  • collaborate — When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
  • collarbones — Plural form of collarbone.
  • color-blind — Someone who is color-blind cannot see the difference between colors, especially between red and green.
  • colorbearer — a person who carries the colors or standard, especially of a military body. Compare guidon (def 2).
  • colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
  • colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
  • colubriform — shaped like or resembling a member of the Colubridae family of snakes
  • columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
  • columbiform — Having the form of a dove or pigeon.
  • comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
  • comfortably — If you do something comfortably, you do it easily.
  • comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
  • comprisable — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
  • conferrable — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
  • confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
  • conformable — corresponding in character; similar
  • conformably — With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
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