12-letter words containing a, b, r, c, h
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chlorocarbon — a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chromophobia — Lb biology The quality of being resistant to staining.
- chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- delray beach — a city in SE Florida.
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
- echo chamber — a room or studio with resonant walls for broadcasting or recording echoes or hollow sound effects.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- francophobia — the phenomenon of hating French speakers, culture, or people
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- half-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- hardscrabble — providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- hark back to — recall: earlier era
- hearken back — to go back in thought or speech; revert; hark back
- hebephreniac — a person suffering from hebephrenia
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- herbicidally — from a herbicidal point of view
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt