16-letter words containing c, o, d, n, s
- find one's voice — If someone finds their voice, they start to speak in spite of fear or surprise or difficult circumstances.
- finished product — the product that emerges at the end of a manufacturing process
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- force one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- francis townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- friendly society — law: mutual group providing benefits
- gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
- genetic disorder — disease caused by abnormal DNA
- geostrophic wind — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
- golden delicious — a bright yellow type of Delicious apple.
- golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
- green cross code — (in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
- guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
- hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
- hold one's peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
- horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
- immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
- incommodiousness — The state or quality of being incommodious.
- incorrespondence — Lack of correspondence; failure to correspond or match up; disagreement; disproportion.
- indiscrimination — an act or instance of not discriminating.
- induction course — training for new job
- induction stroke — The induction stroke is the stroke of the piston in an internal combustion engine in which working fluid is drawn into the cylinder.
- informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
- it's no accident — You begin a sentence with 'it's no accident' if you want to suggest that something was done deliberately or has a logical explanation, although it might give the impression of having happened by chance.
- john of damascus — Saint, a.d. c675–749, priest, theologian, and scholar of the Eastern Church, born in Damascus.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
- kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
- leconte de lisle — Charles Marie [sharl ma-ree] /ʃarl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1818–94, French poet.
- liebig condenser — a laboratory condenser consisting of a glass tube surrounded by a glass envelope through which cooling water flows
- malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
- midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- monocotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- nicotine-stained — discoloured by the effects of nicotine
- non-commissioned — A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission.
- noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nondeterministic — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.