11-letter words containing c, o, t, a, b
- brown patch — a fungus disease of turf grass that results in circular areas of brown, dead grass.
- brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bucket-load — a large quantity
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
- cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- 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).
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
- carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonation — absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
- carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals
- carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
- 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
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- carburettor — A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned.
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- castor bean — the seed of this plant
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- 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.
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
- chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
- chatterbots — Plural form of chatterbot.
- chukka boot — an ankle-high boot made of suede or rubber and worn for playing polo
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
- cobalt blue — any greenish-blue pigment containing cobalt aluminate, usually made by heating cobaltous sulphate, aluminium oxide, and phosphoric acid together
- cobalt bomb — a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitated — cohabit.
- cohabitates — cohabit.
- cohabitator — One who cohabits.
- coilability — the ability to be coiled