15-letter words containing c, o, n, e, t, i
- interconnecting — Present participle of interconnect.
- interconnection — to connect with one another.
- interconversion — conversion of each of two things into the other; reciprocal conversion.
- intercorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- interelectronic — occurring or existing between electrons
- interferometric — Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- interjectionary — Interjectional.
- internucleotide — occurring or existing between nucleotides
- interprovincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- interrecord gap — the area or space separating consecutive physical records of data on an external storage medium.
- interreflection — The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
- introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- introspectivity — The quality of being introspective.
- introsusception — intussusception.
- intussusception — a taking within.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- irreconcilement — the quality or state of being unreconciled
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- joint committee — a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- latent function — any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is unintentional and often unrecognized.
- lateran council — any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512–17) held in the Lateran Palace.
- latino-american — an American who is of Latin-American or Spanish origin
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- levi-montalcini — Rita, 1909–2012, U.S. neurologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize 1986.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- linear function — linear transformation.
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- loan collection — a number of works of art lent by their owners for a temporary public exhibition
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space