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16-letter words containing c, e, r, n, l, i

  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
  • missile launcher — system that fires missiles
  • modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
  • montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
  • moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
  • multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
  • mutual insurance — insurance in which those insured become members of a company who reciprocally engage, by payment of certain amounts into a common fund, to indemnify one another against loss.
  • mutual recursion — recursion
  • national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
  • national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
  • nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
  • nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
  • non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
  • non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
  • non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
  • non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
  • noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
  • nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
  • nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
  • nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
  • nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
  • order in council — (in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council
  • organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
  • organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
  • over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
  • over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
  • overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
  • overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
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