19-letter words containing c, l, a, r, i, n

clemastine fumarate — an antihistamine, C 25 H 30 ClNO 5 , that has drying and some sedative effects, used for symptomatic relief of allergy.
clinical depression — depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment
clinical governance — a systematic approach to raising standards of health care and tackling poor performance in hospitals
collision insurance — insurance protecting an automobile owner against loss or damage to the automobile resulting from a collision or other accident.
colonial experience — experience of farming, etc, gained by a young Englishman in colonial Australia
columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
commercially-minded — knowledgeable about business; interested in making money
common iliac artery — iliac artery (def 1).
common-iliac-artery — Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs.
common-law marriage — a marriage deemed to exist after a couple have cohabited for several years
commonsense realism — naive realism.
community relations — the particular state of affairs in an area where potentially conflicting ethnic, religious, cultural, political, or linguistic groups live together
complimentary close — the part of a letter that by convention immediately precedes the signature, as “Very truly yours,” “Cordially,” or “Sincerely yours.”.
computer simulation — an event, process, or scenario that is created on a computer
confidence interval — an interval of values bounded by confidence limits within which the true value of a population parameter is stated to lie with a specified probability
confocal microscope — a light microscope with an optical system designed to reject background from matter outside the focal plane and therefore allowing images of different sections of a specimen to be obtained
connecticut warbler — a North American wood warbler, Oporornis agilis, olive-green above with a gray head and throat and yellow below.
consultant engineer — an engineer who works as a consultant to a project or company
consultation period — a period during which consultations are held before a policy decision is made
contemplative order — a religious order whose members are devoted to prayer rather than works.
continental glacier — a glacier that spreads out from a central mass
contractile vacuole — a membrane-enveloped cellular organelle, found in many microorganisms, that periodically expands, filling with water, and then contracts, expelling its contents to the cell exterior: thought to be important in maintaining hydrostatic equilibrium.
contradistinctively — In contradistinction.
conventional memory — (storage) The first 640 kilobytes of an IBM PC's memory. Prior to EMS, XMS, and HMA, real mode application could use only this part of the memory.
conversational lisp — (language) (CLISP) A mixed English-like, ALGOL-like surface syntax for Interlisp.
cordillera oriental — the eastern ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.
corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
countersurveillance — The art of evading surveillance.
countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
criminal negligence — negligence which is punishable under the law
criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
cross-fertilization — fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species
crystallized ginger — sugar-coated ginger
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
cultural revolution — (in China) a mass movement (1965–68), in which the youthful Red Guard played a prominent part. It was initiated by Mao Tse-tung to destroy the power of the bureaucrats and to revolutionize the attitudes and behaviour of the people
current liabilities — business liabilities maturing within a year
curvilinear tracery — tracery, especially of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms.
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
dangling participle — a participle intended to modify a noun but having the wrong grammatical relationship to it as for example having left in the sentence Having left Europe for good, Peter's future seemed bleak indeed
de-compartmentalize — to divide into categories or compartments.
declaration of love — a statement made by one person to another in which they say they are in love with the other person
declare an interest — to make known one's connection, esp a prejudicial connection, with an affair
deflate compression — deflate
dendrochronological — Pertaining to dendrochronology.

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