15-letter words containing c, o, r, b, e, i
- cartier-bresson — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer
- centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
- chicken lobster — a young lobster weighing 1 pound (0.4 kg) or less.
- cinderella book — (publication) "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, (Addison-Wesley, 1979). So called because the cover depicts a girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it. On the back cover, the device is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope. See also book titles.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- color blindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
- commercial bank — a bank primarily concerned with accepting demand deposits, used as checking accounts
- compressibility — the ability to be compressed
- computer-phobia — a person who distrusts or is intimidated by computers.
- contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
- controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
- convertibleness — The state of being convertible; convertibility.
- coordinate bond — a type of covalent chemical bond in which both the shared electrons are provided by one of the atoms
- corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
- corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
- corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
- corynebacterium — any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- counting number — natural number
- coureur de bois — a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Native Americans for furs
- credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
- crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
- cucumber mosaic — a viral disease of cucumbers and many other plants, characterized by a mosaic pattern and distortion of leaves and fruits.
- cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
- decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
- decarburization — The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
- democratifiable — able to be made into a democracy
- dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
- discount broker — an agent who discounts commercial paper.
- dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- electronic book — An electronic book is the same as an e-book.
- eleutherophobic — afraid of freedom
- embryologically — Regarding embryology.
- enterobacterial — relating to enterobacteria
- enterobacterium — (microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
- eta abstraction — eta conversion
- executive board — administrative committee
- fabric softener — a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.
- fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- hibernicization — the process or act of making Irish
- honeycomb tripe — a part of the inner lining of the stomach of the steer, calf, hog, or sheep, resembling a honeycomb in appearance and considered a table delicacy.