16-letter words containing c, a, n, o, t, e

teachable moment — a specific occurrence, situation, or experience that can be used to teach people about something more general: Her death created a teachable moment about prescription drug abuse.
technical school — college of further and vocational education
telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
ten commandments — Bible: instructions given to Moses
tenant in common — one of two or more persons who hold property by tenancy in common.
tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
thalamencephalon — the diencephalon.
the annunciation — the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–38)
the anthropocene — a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment
the commonwealth — the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
the cotton state — a nickname for Alabama
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
to act one's age — If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
tropic of cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
uncinate process — a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.

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