15-letter words containing c, e, r, m, o, n
- children's home — care institution for minors
- chloramphenicol — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C11H12N2O5Cl2
- chromosome band — any of the transverse bands that appear on a chromosome after staining. The banding pattern is unique to each type of chromosome, allowing characterization
- cinematographed — a motion-picture projector.
- cinematographer — A cinematographer is a person who decides what filming techniques should be used during the shooting of a film.
- cinematographic — a motion-picture projector.
- cinemicrography — the making of a film through the lens of a microscope
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- circumincession — the reciprocal existence within the three members of the Trinity
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- codetermination — joint participation of management and employees or employees' trade union representatives in some decisions
- coleman lantern — a gasoline lantern that gives a bright light, used by campers
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commercial bank — a bank primarily concerned with accepting demand deposits, used as checking accounts
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commissionaires — Plural form of commissionaire.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- committeeperson — a member of a committee.
- common currency — If you say that an idea or belief has become common currency, you mean it is widely used and accepted.
- common disaster — the death of an insured party and a beneficiary occurring at the same time in the same accident.
- common entrance — (in Britain) an entrance examination for a public school, usually taken at the age of 13
- common property — property belonging to all members of a community.
- communal aerial — a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
- company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
- company officer — a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.
- comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
- comparison test — a comparison of particular qualities or traits in two or more things in order to get a measurable assessment
- competition car — a car that has been modified to compete in racing
- compleat angler — a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complementizers — Plural form of complementizer.
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- composite print — a photograph characterized by overlapping or juxtaposed images resulting from a multiple exposure or the combining of negatives (composite print)
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- compound number — a quantity expressed in two or more different but related units
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- comprehensivize — to make (an educational system) comprehensive
- compton-burnett — Dame Ivy. 1884–1969, English novelist. Her novels include Men and Wives (1931) and Mother and Son (1955)
- computer dating — the use of computers by dating agencies to match their clients
- computer screen — the working area on the monitor of a computer
- computer vision — a robot analogue of human vision in which information about the environment is received by one or more video cameras and processed by computer: used in navigation by robots, in the control of automated production lines, etc.