11-letter words containing c, u, b, o, i
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- cumulonimbi — Plural form of cumulonimbus.
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupid's bow — a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
- dog biscuit — a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- fabulicious — (slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
- fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
- incubations — Plural form of incubation.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- microbubble — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microbursts — Plural form of microburst.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- musical box — music box.
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- orbicularis — a muscle surrounding an opening
- orbicularly — In an orbicular fashion.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public good — benefit of all people
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- quebecoises — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
- rowing club — rowboat association
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- schrödinbug — (jargon, programming) /shroh'din-buhg/ (MIT, from the Schrödinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation bug that doesn't manifest until someone reading the source code or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point it stops working until fixed. Though (like bit rot) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured schrödinbugs for years. Compare heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug.
- scribacious — having the tendency to write a lot or too much
- scrobicular — of or relating to the smooth areas on a sea urchin surrounding its nodules
- social club — A social club is a club where members go in order to meet each other and enjoy leisure activities.
- sub-chronic — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- sub-society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision