15-letter words containing c, o, m, i, n
- factory farming — Factory farming is a system of farming which involves keeping animals indoors, often with very little space, and giving them special foods so that they grow more quickly or produce more eggs or milk.
- faith community — a community of people sharing the same religious faith
- fanconi anaemia — a rare genetic disorder that can cause bone marrow failure, leukaemia, and tumours
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
- finance company — an institution engaged in such specialized forms of financing as purchasing accounts receivable, extending credit to retailers and manufacturers, discounting installment contracts, and granting loans with goods as security.
- fine-tooth comb — a comb having narrow, closely set teeth.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- formation dance — any dance in which a number of couples form a certain arrangement, such as two facing lines or a circle, and perform a series of figures within or based on that arrangement
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- franco-american — an American of French or French-Canadian descent.
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- fuzzy computing — fuzzy logic
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
- gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
- gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- harmonic motion — periodic motion consisting of one or more vibratory motions that are symmetric about a region of equilibrium, as the motion of a vibrating string of a musical instrument.
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- hepatocarcinoma — (pathology) cancer of the liver.
- heterochromatin — the dense, highly stainable part of a chromosome.
- high commission — A High Commission is the office where a High Commissioner and his or her staff work, or the group of officials who work there.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
- homo economicus — a theoretical human being who rationally calculates the costs and benefits of every action before making a decision, used as the basis for a number of economic theories and models
- honeycomb tripe — a part of the inner lining of the stomach of the steer, calf, hog, or sheep, resembling a honeycomb in appearance and considered a table delicacy.
- human condition — mortality
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunocompetent — having the potential for immunologic response; capable of developing immunity after exposure to antigen.
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- immunologically — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.