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14-letter words containing c, u, b, o

  • incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
  • incommunicably — In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
  • irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
  • john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
  • mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
  • nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
  • noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
  • non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • non-subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
  • nonaccountable — not accountable
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
  • olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
  • probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
  • productibility — the ability to produce
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
  • public holiday — national day off work
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
  • public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., especially as a guide to action, decision, or the like.
  • puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
  • rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
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