11-letter words containing c, u, r, b, i
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corruptible — susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- decarburize — decarbonize
- decumbiture — the act of lying recumbent and, in particular, as a sick patient in bed
- disencumber — to free from a burden or other encumbrance; disburden.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- 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.
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- eubacterial — (biology) Of or pertaining to the Eubacteria.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- futurebasic — (language) A BASIC compiler for the Macintosh.
- hibernacula — Plural form of hibernaculum.
- hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
- incumbrance — encumbrance.
- inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inscrutably — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- irrecusable — not to be objected to or rejected.
- irreducible — not reducible; incapable of being reduced or of being diminished or simplified further: the irreducible minimum.
- irreducibly — In an irreducible manner, or state.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- 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).
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lumbricalis — lumbrical.
- 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
- nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
- 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.
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.