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15-letter words containing c, o, e, l, i

  • core curriculum — a group of subjects that all students in a certain type of school or of a certain age must study
  • coriolis effect — a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the Earth when observed from the Earth. The deflection is due to the Earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a pole
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
  • correcting lens — a thin lens used to correct spherical aberration introduced by the spherical mirror in certain optical systems
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
  • corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
  • corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
  • council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
  • counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
  • countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
  • cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
  • credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • criminal record — a list of a person's criminal convictions
  • crimson rosella — an Australian parrot, Platycercus elegans, often kept as a cage bird
  • crisis theology — a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.
  • critical period — a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards
  • critical region — that part of a statistical distribution in which the probability of a given hypothesis is less than the chosen significance level, so that the hypothesis would be rejected
  • critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
  • crocodile river — a river in N South Africa, rising north of Johannesburg and flowing north-westerly into the Marico River on the Botswanan border; a tributary of the Limpopo
  • crocodile tears — If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
  • cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • crude oil berth — A crude oil berth is a place at a port for ships carrying crude oil.
  • crustaceologist — One who studies crustaceology.
  • cryoelectronics — the branch of electronics dealing with the application of low-temperature behavior, especially superconductivity, to electronic devices.
  • crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
  • curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
  • curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
  • cuticle remover — a substance used to remove the cuticle from around the base of one's nails
  • cyanoethylation — the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound
  • cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
  • cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
  • cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
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