13-letter words containing c, u, b, o
- executive job — a job in which a person is responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
- faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- fluorocarbons — Plural form of fluorocarbon.
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
- hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- hot cross bun — a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- inconquerable — That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
- incorruptible — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
- incorruptibly — In an incorruptible manner.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- labrador duck — an extinct sea duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, of northern North America, having black and white plumage.
- lactobacillus — any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- luncheon club — (in Britain) an arrangement or organization for serving hot midday meals for a small charge to old people in clubs or daycentres
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- membranaceous — Resembling or having properties of a membrane.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- microbusiness — A business that operates on a very small scale.
- mycobacterium — A bacterium of a group that includes the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- non-incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- non-reducible — capable of being reduced.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nondeductible — Not allowable as a deduction from income for the calculation of taxes.
- nonsubjective — Not subjective.
- notary public — a public officer or other person authorized to authenticate contracts, acknowledge deeds, take affidavits, protest bills of exchange, take depositions, etc.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
- opossum block — (in New Zealand) a block of bush allocated to a licensed opossum trapper
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- oversubscribe — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.