13-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r, e
- conveyor belt — A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copper-fasten — to make (a bargain or agreement) binding
- cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
- core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
- coreferential — (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
- corel ventura — (text, graphics) (Previously "Ventura Publisher") The first full-featured desktop publishing program available for the IBM personal computer and compatibles. Ventura Publisher was originally distributed by Ventura, a wholy owned subsiduary of Xerox Corporation but was acquired by Corel Corporation in September 1993.
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- corespondents — Plural form of corespondent.
- corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
- cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
- corporateness — the state of being a corporate body
- correlational — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costermongers — Plural form of costermonger.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- cotes-du-nord — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- cotransporter — (biochemistry) An integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.
- cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- cotton picker — a machine for harvesting cotton fibre
- counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counter staff — people who work behind the counter of a bank, post office, etc
- counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
- counter-argue — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- counter-order — an order which revokes a previous order
- counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- counter-trend — the general course or prevailing tendency; drift: trends in the teaching of foreign languages; the trend of events.
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteractive — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterdemand — a demand made in response to another demand
- countereffort — an effort responding to, or retaliating against, another effort
- counterfeited — Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- counterfeiter — made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner