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17-letter words containing c, o, m, s

  • chromosome number — the number of chromosomes present in each somatic cell, which is constant for any one species of plant or animal. In the reproductive cells this number is halved
  • chugach mountains — a coastal mountain range in S Alaska, extending W from the St. Elias Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Marcus Baker, 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
  • cinisello balsamo — a city in N Italy, near Milan.
  • cistern barometer — a mercury barometer in which the lower mercury surface has a greater area than the upper.
  • clicks and mortar — making use of traditional trading methods in conjunction with internet trading
  • clicks-and-mortar — pertaining to or denoting a company that does business on the Internet and in traditional stores or offices.
  • codlins-and-cream — an onagraceous plant, Epilobium hirsutum, native to Europe and Asia and introduced into North America, having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves
  • coldstream guards — a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.
  • coliform bacillus — any of several bacilli, especially Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution.
  • collegium musicum — a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.
  • colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
  • colour supplement — A colour supplement is a colour magazine which is one of the sections of a newspaper, especially at weekends.
  • combine harvester — A combine harvester is a large machine which is used on farms to cut, sort, and clean grain.
  • combustion engine — any of various types of engines driven by energy produced by combustion.
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • comedie francaise — the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
  • comedy of manners — a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
  • comity of nations — the friendly recognition accorded by one nation to the laws and usages of another
  • commercialisation — Alternative spelling of commercialization.
  • commodity markets — stock markets in which commodities are traded
  • common storksbill — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, having pink or reddish-purple flowers and fruits with a beaklike process
  • communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • communion service — the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ's death
  • community service — Community service is unpaid work that criminals sometimes do as a punishment instead of being sent to prison.
  • community singing — singing, esp of hymns, by a large gathering of people
  • companionableness — The state or quality of being companionable.
  • company secretary — A company secretary is a person whose job within a company is to keep the legal affairs, accounts, and administration in order.
  • compartmentalised — Simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalise.
  • compartmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize.
  • compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
  • compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
  • compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
  • complement clause — a subordinate clause that functions as the subject, direct object, or prepositional object of a verb, as that you like it in I'm surprised that you like it.
  • complementariness — forming a complement; completing.
  • complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
  • complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
  • composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composting toilet — a human waste disposal system that utilizes a waterless or low-flush toilet in conjunction with a tank in which aerobic bacteria break down the waste.
  • compound interest — Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare simple interest.
  • compound sentence — a sentence containing at least two coordinate clauses
  • comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • compressed speech — speech reproduced on tape at a faster rate than originally spoken, but without loss of intelligibility, by being filtered through a mechanism that deletes very small segments of the original signal at random intervals.
  • compression ratio — the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • computer security — security
  • concertmistresses — Plural form of concertmistress.
  • concurrent scheme — (language)   A parallel Lisp, for the Mayfly by M. Swanson .
  • confirmation-bias — the tendency to process and analyze information in such a way that it supports one’s preexisting ideas and convictions: Confirmation bias is a major issue when we get all our news from social media sites. Unfortunately, their experimental method was proven invalid due to confirmation bias.
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