9-letter words containing r, a, b, o
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- carbazole — a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- carbon 12 — the isotopic carbon atom that comprises 99 percent of naturally occurring carbon, and that since 1961 has been used as the standard for atomic weight by representing a unit of 12.00000.
- carbon 13 — the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.
- carbon 14 — radiocarbon (def 1).
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonado — a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled
- carbonara — a sauce, containing cream, bacon, cheese and egg, that is usually served with pasta
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- cargo bay — the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- clapboard — A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- colaborer — One who labors with another; an associate in labor.
- colombard — a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine
- color bar — color line
- colorable — capable of being colored
- colorably — in a colourable manner
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- columbary — a dovecote
- combaters — Plural form of combater.
- conchobar — (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era
- conybeare — William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- corkboard — a thin slab made of granules of cork, used as a floor or wall finish and as an insulator
- cornballs — Plural form of cornball.
- cornbraid — to braid (hair) in close parallel rows, creating a hairstyle known as a corn row
- cornbrash — a type of limestone which produces good soil for growing corn
- cornbread — Cornbread is bread made from ground maize or corn. It is popular in the United States.
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- coverable — Able to be covered.
- cranbrook — a city in SE British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- crookback — a hunchback
- crossable — able to be crossed