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15-letter words containing a, c, n, e, v

  • conservationism — A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.
  • conservationist — A conservationist is someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it.
  • conservatorship — the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairs
  • consideratively — in a considerative manner
  • constantine vii — known as Porphyrogenitus. 905–59 ad, Byzantine emperor (913–59) and scholar: his writings are an important source for Byzantine history
  • contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
  • continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
  • contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
  • contrapositives — (logic) Plural form of contrapositive.
  • controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
  • conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
  • conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
  • conventionalize — to make conventional
  • conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
  • conversationism — a colloquialism
  • conversationist — Someone skilled in the art of conversations.
  • convexo-concave — having one side convex and the other side concave
  • conveyorization — the process of conveyorizing
  • convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
  • cooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • cover one's ass — to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time
  • czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
  • death in venice — a novella (1913) by Thomas Mann.
  • deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
  • devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
  • egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
  • electronegative — Electrically negative.
  • evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
  • eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
  • flavor enhancer — a substance added to food in order to enhance or intensify its flavor: Salt is a common flavor enhancer.
  • fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
  • funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
  • galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
  • galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
  • geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
  • glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • grace-and-favor — noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
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