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13-letter words containing c, o, n, g, e, i

  • clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
  • clearing loan — a bank loan to finance the purchase of securities which is repayable within the calendar day on which it is made.
  • clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
  • clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
  • close-fitting — Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • closing error — the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a true mathematical figure, as the length of line joining the true and computed position of the same point.
  • closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
  • cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
  • coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
  • cobol fingers — (jargon)   /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
  • cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
  • codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
  • coffin dodger — an old person
  • cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
  • cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
  • collieshangie — a quarrel
  • coming of age — When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
  • commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
  • commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
  • commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • complementing — something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
  • complimenting — an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration: A sincere compliment boosts one's morale.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • computerising — Present participle of computerise.
  • computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
  • concatenating — Present participle of concatenate.
  • concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
  • concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
  • condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
  • confectioning — a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
  • confederating — Present participle of confederate.
  • confidingness — The state or quality of being confiding.
  • configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
  • confusingness — causing or tending to cause confusion: a confusing attempt at explanation.
  • congeneration — Simultaneous generation (as of heat and light from the same action).
  • congenialness — The state or quality of being congenial.
  • conglomeratic — of or relating to a conglomerate
  • conglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate.
  • congregations — Plural form of congregation.
  • congressional — A congressional policy, action, or person relates to the United States Congress.
  • conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
  • consanguineal — having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
  • consideringly — in a considering manner
  • consternating — Present participle of consternate.
  • constringence — inverse of the dispersive power of a medium
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