15-letter words containing c, o, n, t
- centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
- centrosymmetric — having symmetry with a central point
- chamber concert — a concert of chamber music
- change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- chemoattractant — a chemical substance that provokes chemotaxis, esp one that causes a bacterium to move in the direction in which its concentration is increasing
- chemoprevention — the prevention of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
- chest infection — a respiratory infection mainly affecting the chest
- chestnut bottle — an American glass bottle or flask of the 19th century, having slightly flattened sides.
- chewing tobacco — tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking.
- chicken lobster — a young lobster weighing 1 pound (0.4 kg) or less.
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
- child abduction — the crime of removing a child from its rightful home
- child endowment — a social security payment for dependent children
- chimney-pot hat — a high silk hat; top hat.
- chocolate brown — a dark brown
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- cholecystokinin — a hormone secreted by duodenal cells that stimulates the contraction of the gall bladder and secretion of pancreatic enzymes
- chondroskeleton — the cartilaginous part of the skeleton of vertebrates
- chorda tendinea — any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.
- chorioallantoic — relating to the chorioallantois
- chorioallantois — the membrane of a fetus that is formed by the merging of the allantois and the chorion
- chorioretinitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye.
- chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
- cinder concrete — concrete having small coal clinkers as an aggregate.
- cinematographed — a motion-picture projector.
- cinematographer — A cinematographer is a person who decides what filming techniques should be used during the shooting of a film.
- cinematographic — a motion-picture projector.
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circularization — to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).
- circumlocutions — Plural form of circumlocution.
- circumnavigator — A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
- circumscription — the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- circumvolutions — Plural form of circumvolution.
- city councilman — a member of a city council
- civilianization — the conversion from military to civilian status
- classifications — Plural form of classification.
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- climb indicator — an instrument that shows the rate of ascent or descent of an aircraft, operating on a differential pressure principle.
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- closed position — (in ballet, modern dance, and jazz dance) any position in which the feet touch each other.
- closed sentence — a formula that contains no free occurrence of any variable
- clotting factor — any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur
- cloud computing — Cloud computing is a model of computer use in which services that are available on the Internet are provided to users on a temporary basis.
- coaling station — a port at which vessels can take on coal
- coast mountains — a mountain range in Canada, on the Pacific coast of British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Waddington, 4043 m (13 266 ft)