11-letter words containing i, b, s
- cassia bark — the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice
- castability — the ability of materials to set in a mould when mixed with water and a bonding agent
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- catch basin — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- causability — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- celebrities — Plural form of celebrity.
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- cerebralist — a person that advocates the theory of cerebralism
- cerebroside — any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chemisorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb.
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chifforobes — Plural form of chifforobe.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- circumburst — (physics, astronomy) Surrounding a burst.
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitates — cohabit.
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- combinators — Plural form of combinator.
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.
- combustions — Plural form of combustion.
- combustious — turbulent
- comestibles — food
- compossible — possible in coexistence with something else
- compost bin — a container designed to expedite the development of compost
- comprisable — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- condensible — capable of being condensed.
- confiscable — subject or liable to confiscation or seizure
- congestible — to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
- contributes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute.
- convulsible — capable of becoming intensely agitated
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
- corbie-step — any of a set of steps on the top of a gable
- corbynomics — the economic policies advocated by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party from 2015