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16-letter words containing c, o, e, t, u

  • community leader — a leading figure in a community
  • community worker — someone who works for the benefit of a community, esp for a social service agency
  • commutation-test — the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
  • complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
  • composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
  • compute parallel — (language)   (Compel) The first single-assignment language.
  • computer network — network
  • computer program — a set of instructions for a computer to perform some task
  • computer science — the study of computers and their application
  • computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
  • concurrent clean — (language)   An alternative name for Clean 1.0.
  • congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
  • consent judgment — a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Compare consent decree (def 2).
  • consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
  • consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
  • consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
  • consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
  • conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
  • constructed type — (types)   A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
  • constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • consubstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate.
  • consumer society — You can use consumer society to refer to a society where people think that spending money on goods and services is very important.
  • consumption weed — groundsel tree.
  • contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
  • content curation — the selection, organization, and presentation of (usually) online material, either manually or by a computer program
  • contingency fund — a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
  • continuous hinge — a long narrow hinge that runs the full length of the two surfaces to which its leaves are joined.
  • continuous miner — continuous cutter.
  • continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
  • contour feathers — feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
  • contour interval — the difference in altitude represented by the space between two contour lines on a map
  • control language — (language)   (CL) The batch language for IBM RPG/38, used in conjunction with RPG III. See also OCL.
  • contumaciousness — The property of being contumacious.
  • contumeliousness — The state or quality of being contumelious.
  • conus arteriosus — the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
  • cornhusker state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • correction fluid — a fluid, usually white, that can be painted over a mistake in writing or typing so that the correct form can be written or typed on top
  • corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
  • cosmetic surgery — Cosmetic surgery is surgery done to make a person look more attractive.
  • costume designer — a person who designs costumes for plays and films
  • cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
  • council of state — a council that deliberates on high-level policies of a government.
  • council of trent — the council of the Roman Catholic Church that met between 1545 and 1563 at Trent in S Tyrol. Reacting against the Protestants, it reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs and formulated the ideals of the Counter-Reformation
  • counselor-at-law — a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
  • counter-argument — A counter-argument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
  • counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
  • counter-instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
  • counter-petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
  • counter-reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
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