17-letter words containing c, e, m, n
- christmas present — a present given at Christmas time, typically on Christmas Day
- chromosome number — the number of chromosomes present in each somatic cell, which is constant for any one species of plant or animal. In the reproductive cells this number is halved
- cigarette machine — a vending machine from which cigarettes can be purchased
- cinisello balsamo — a city in N Italy, near Milan.
- cinnamic aldehyde — a yellowish oil, C 9 H 8 O, having a cinnamonlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfumes.
- cistern barometer — a mercury barometer in which the lower mercury surface has a greater area than the upper.
- ciudad del carmen — a city in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche.
- climbing accident — an accident occurring during climbing
- clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
- codlins-and-cream — an onagraceous plant, Epilobium hirsutum, native to Europe and Asia and introduced into North America, having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves
- cognitive meaning — the literal meaning of something
- coin of the realm — legal tender.
- colour supplement — A colour supplement is a colour magazine which is one of the sections of a newspaper, especially at weekends.
- combe-capelle man — a skeleton of the early Upper Paleolithic Perigordian culture in France.
- combine harvester — A combine harvester is a large machine which is used on farms to cut, sort, and clean grain.
- combustion engine — any of various types of engines driven by energy produced by combustion.
- come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- comedie francaise — the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
- comedy of manners — a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
- commercial agency — a concern that investigates for the benefit of its subscribers the financial standing, reputation, and credit rating of individuals, firms, corporations, or others.
- commercialisation — Alternative spelling of commercialization.
- commercialization — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- committal hearing — (in British law) a preliminary inquiry by a magistrate to decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial
- committee meeting — a meeting of a committee
- common difference — the positive or negative constant added to each term in an arithmetic progression
- communal marriage — group marriage.
- communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communion service — the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ's death
- community college — A community college is a local college where students from the surrounding area can take courses in practical or academic subjects.
- community service — Community service is unpaid work that criminals sometimes do as a punishment instead of being sent to prison.
- commuter airplane — air taxi.
- companionableness — The state or quality of being companionable.
- company commander — the commander of a company of soldiers
- company secretary — A company secretary is a person whose job within a company is to keep the legal affairs, accounts, and administration in order.
- compartmentalised — Simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalise.
- compartmentalized — separated into several discrete areas
- compartmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize.
- compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
- compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
- compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
- complement clause — a subordinate clause that functions as the subject, direct object, or prepositional object of a verb, as that you like it in I'm surprised that you like it.
- complementariness — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
- complementary dna — a form of DNA artificially synthesized from a messenger RNA template and used in genetic engineering to produce gene clones
- complex conjugate — the complex number whose imaginary part is the negative of that of a given complex number, the real parts of both numbers being equal
- complex-conjugate — one of a group of conjugate words.
- complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
- composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composting toilet — a human waste disposal system that utilizes a waterless or low-flush toilet in conjunction with a tank in which aerobic bacteria break down the waste.