18-letter words containing c, i
- cling like a leech — to cling or adhere persistently to something
- clinical pathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the study of disease and disease processes by means of chemical, microscopic, and serologic examinations.
- clobbering machine — pressure to conform with accepted standards
- closed corporation — a corporation the stock of which is owned by a small number of persons and is rarely traded on the open market
- closed scholarship — a scholarship for which only certain people, such as those from a particular school or with a particular surname, are eligible
- closed-box testing — functional testing
- closure conversion — (theory) The transformation of continuation passing style code so that the only free variables of functions are names of other functions. See also Lambda lifting.
- clothing allowance — an amount of money to compensate for the purchase of clothes for work, school, etc
- coastguard station — the headquarters or local offices of a coastguard
- cobalt violet deep — a medium to strong purple color.
- coccidioidomycosis — a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis
- cock-a-leekie soup — a soup made from a fowl boiled with leeks
- coffee-table music — unadventurous music
- cognitive ethology — a branch of ethology concerned with the influence of conscious awareness and intention on the behaviour of an animal
- coiled tubing unit — A coiled tubing unit is all of the equipment needed to carry out coiled tubing drilling.
- coitus interruptus — the deliberate withdrawal of the penis from the vagina before ejaculation
- collagen injection — an injection of collagen into the lip in order to give it a fuller appearance
- collection charges — the charges levied to cover expenses for the collection of debt
- college of justice — the official name for the Scottish Court of Session; the supreme court of Scotland
- collision coverage — Collision coverage is insurance cover for vehicle accidents.
- collision diameter — the distance between the centers of two colliding molecules when at their closest point of approach.
- colloidal solution — a mixture having particles of one component, with diameters between 10 −7 and 10 −9 metres, suspended in a continuous phase of another component. The mixture has properties between those of a solution and a fine suspension
- colonic irrigation — Colonic irrigation is a medical procedure in which a person's colon is washed by injecting water or other fluids into it.
- comb-footed spider — any of numerous spiders constituting the family Theridiidae, having a comblike row of bristles on the tarsi of the hind legs.
- combination square — an adjustable device for carpenters, used as a try square, miter square, level, etc.
- combined operation — a military operation carried out jointly by allied forces
- combustion chamber — an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn
- combustion furnace — a furnace used in the laboratory to carry out elemental analysis of organic compounds
- come down the pike — When something comes down the pike, it happens or occurs.
- come into the open — to become evident or public
- come to grips with — If you come to grips with a problem, you consider it seriously, and start taking action to deal with it.
- come to light with — to find or produce
- come to terms with — If you come to terms with something difficult or unpleasant, you learn to accept and deal with it.
- comings and goings — Comings and goings refers to the way people keep arriving at and leaving a particular place.
- commander in chief — Also, Commander in Chief. the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation or, sometimes, of several allied nations: The president is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- commander-in-chief — A commander-in-chief is a senior officer who is in charge of all the forces in a particular area.
- commanding officer — A commanding officer is an officer who is in charge of a military unit.
- commando operation — a major operation for treatment of cancer of the head and neck, involving removal of many facial structures and subsequent surgical reconstruction
- comme ci, comme ca — so-so
- commedia dell'arte — a form of popular comedy developed in Italy during the 16th to 18th centuries, with stock characters such as Punchinello, Harlequin, and Columbine, in situations improvised from a plot outline
- commendation medal — a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement or service
- commercial attache — an attaché in an embassy or legation representing the commercial interests of his or her country.
- commercial college — a college providing tuition in commercial skills, such as shorthand and book-keeping
- commercial vehicle — a vehicle for carrying goods or (less commonly) passengers
- committed facility — an agreement by a bank to provide a customer with funds up to a specified limit at a specified rate of interest
- commodity exchange — an exchange where commodities are traded
- common denominator — In mathematics, a common denominator is a number which can be divided exactly by all the denominators in a group of fractions.
- common wintergreen — a plant (Pyrola minor) of temperate and arctic regions, having rounded leaves and small pink globose flowers: family Pyrolaceae
- communication cord — a cord or chain in a train which may be pulled by a passenger to stop the train in an emergency
- communication line — a line carrying communications