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16-letter words containing c, l, a, r, i

  • conversion table — a diagram which shows equivalent amounts in different measuring systems
  • copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
  • coreferentiality — (of two words or phrases) having reference to the same person or thing.
  • cornelian cherry — a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
  • corona australis — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Ara and Pavo
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
  • counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
  • counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
  • cray instability — A shortcoming of a program or algorithm that manifests itself only when a large problem is being run on a powerful machine such as a Cray. Generally more subtle than bugs that can be detected in smaller problems running on a workstation or minicomputer.
  • crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
  • criminal assault — a punishable offence of attempting to harm another person through physical contact
  • criminal justice — the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishment.
  • criminal offence — an action which is punishable under the law
  • critical damping — the minimum amount of viscous damping that results in a displaced system returning to its original position without oscillation
  • critical density — the density of matter that would be required to halt the expansion of the universe
  • critical section — A non-re-entrant piece of code that can only be executed by one process at a time. It will usually terminate in bounded time and a process will only have to wait a bounded time to enter it. Some synchronisation mechanism is required at the entry and exit of the critical section to ensure exclusive use.
  • cross-curricular — denoting or relating to an approach to a topic that includes contributions from several different disciplines and viewpoints
  • cross-validation — a process by which a method that works for one sample of a population is checked for validity by applying the method to another sample from the same population.
  • croydon facelift — the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail
  • cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
  • crystalline lens — a biconvex transparent elastic structure in the eye situated behind the iris, serving to focus images on the retina
  • crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
  • cultural-capital — Sociology. the skills, education, norms, and behaviors acquired by members of a social group that can give them economic and other advantages: The accumulation of cultural capital is one route to upward mobility.
  • curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
  • curriculum vitae — A curriculum vitae is the same as a CV.
  • decentralisation — Alternative spelling of decentralization.
  • decentralization — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
  • decimal currency — a system of currency in which the monetary units are parts or powers of ten
  • decimal fraction — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
  • definite article — The word 'the' is sometimes called the definite article.
  • delayed reaction — response after an interval
  • delta conversion — delta reduction
  • demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye.
  • dental insurance — Dental insurance is insurance that pays for treatment by a dentist.
  • denuclearization — The act or process of denuclearizing.
  • deradicalization — the practice of encouraging those with extreme and violent religious or political ideologies to adopt more moderate views
  • dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
  • deuterocanonical — of or constituting a second or subsequent canon; specif., designating certain Biblical books accepted as canonical in the Roman Catholic Church, but held by Protestants to be apocryphal
  • diacetylmorphine — heroin.
  • diacritical mark — any of various marks, as a macron or cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some way
  • diagonal process — a form of argument in which a new member of a set is constructed from a list of its known members by making the nth term of the new member differ from the nth term of the nth member. The new member is thus different from every member of the list
  • diagrammatically — in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.
  • dictionary flame — [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
  • diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
  • diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
  • digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
  • digital research — (company)   The company which developed CP/M, the operating system used on many of the first generation 8-bit microprocessor-based personal computers. Digital Research also produced DR-DOS. Address: Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
  • dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
  • diplomatic corps — the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.
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