11-letter words containing c, y, b, o
- by force of — If something happens by force of a particular quality, action, or set of circumstances, it happens because of the nature or intensity of that quality, action, or set of circumstances.
- by-election — A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.
- carbocyclic — (of a chemical compound) containing a closed ring of carbon atoms
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- cherry bomb — a powerful firecracker that is shaped like a cherry
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- cockeye bob — a sudden storm or cyclone
- coffeeberry — an evergreen shrub, Rhamnus californica, of the buckthorn family, common in the western U.S., having small, greenish flowers and red fruit that turns black, grown as a bee plant.
- coilability — the ability to be coiled
- combat duty — active service
- combatively — In a combative way.
- combativity — Synonym of combativeness.
- combed yarn — cotton or worsted yarn of fibers laid parallel, superior in smoothness to carded yarn.
- combinatory — combinative
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- comfortably — If you do something comfortably, you do it easily.
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- comorbidity — the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time
- conceivably — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
- concubinary — of, relating to, or living in concubinage.
- conformably — With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
- connubially — As in marriage.
- convertibly — In a convertible manner.
- copy member — copybook
- corbynomics — the economic policies advocated by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party from 2015
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cowboy boot — a boot having a thick, angled heel of medium height and, usually, a pointed toe and ornamental stitching, tooling, etc.: traditionally worn by American cowboys
- crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
- cryobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms
- cryptobiont — any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis
- currycombed — Simple past tense and past participle of currycomb.
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- dummy block — a freely moving cylinder for transmitting the pressure of a ram to a piece being extruded.
- embolectomy — Surgical removal of an embolus.
- embryectomy — the surgical removal of an embryo
- embryologic — Embryological.
- exorbitancy — Alternative form of exorbitance.
- fibrocystic — showing or having the increased fibrosis associated with dilated glandular structure, as in the breast nodules of fibrocystic disease.
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.