12-letter words containing c, o, m, r, b
- flame carbon — a carbon electrode containing metallic salts that colour the arc in a flame-arc light
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incomparably — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- lumbriciform — resembling a lumbricus; wormlike
- macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- microbiology — study of microorganisms
- microbiomics — the scientific study of the microbiome.
- 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.
- microbrewery — a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microfibrils — Plural form of microfibril.
- microfibrous — Composed of microscopic fibres.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- obcompressed — compressed or flattened in a way opposite to the usual, as back to front instead of side to side.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthorhombic — noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- scotch broom — the broom, Cytisus scoparius.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- thrombocytic — platelet.