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

  • constabulatory — (obsolete) A constabulary.
  • consubstantial — (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect
  • contact number — a person's telephone number
  • contributional — the act of contributing.
  • countable noun — A countable noun is the same as a count noun.
  • countably many — countable
  • counter-gambit — a countermove
  • counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
  • court cupboard — a wooden stand with two or three tiers, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to display pewter, silver, etc
  • cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
  • cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
  • custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
  • cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
  • cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
  • discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
  • dutch cupboard — a buffet with open upper shelves.
  • flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • 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-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • nonaccountable — not accountable
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • 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.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • 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.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • subarborescent — below or under trees
  • subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
  • thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
  • touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
  • trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
  • uncollectables — things that are not collectable
  • uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
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