16-letter words containing c, o, n, u, r
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- central european — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Europe
- century meltdown — Year 2000
- chalon-sur-saône — an industrial city in E central France, on the Saône River. Pop: 50 124 (1999)
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- check-in counter — The check-in counter at an airport or hotel is the counter or desk where you check in.
- checkout counter — a checkout
- chicken mushroom — an edible yellow-to-orange bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, common on tree trunks, in which it causes wood decay.
- cholera infantum — an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
- chorionic villus — one of the branching outgrowths of the chorion that, together with maternal tissue, form the placenta.
- chromatic number — (mathematics) The smallest number of colours necessary to colour the nodes of a graph so that no two adjacent nodes have the same colour. See also: four colour map theorem.
- chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
- chronic glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- circumambulation — The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
- circumlocutional — Of or relating to circumlocution : circumlocutionary.
- circumnavigation — to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.
- circumnavigatory — Pertaining to circumnavigation.
- circumscriptions — Plural form of circumscription.
- class background — a person's background with reference to social class
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- collision course — If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them.
- column extractor — A column extractor is a tall vessel in which one liquid removes something from another liquid using physical contact.
- combination drug — a medication comprised of set dosages of two or more separate drugs.
- combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commensurateness — The state or quality of being commensurate.
- communitarianism — A theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities.
- community center — A community center is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
- community centre — A community centre is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- community church — an independent or denominational church in a particular community.
- community leader — a leading figure in a community
- community spirit — willingness and desire to participate in activities that promote a community
- community worker — someone who works for the benefit of a community, esp for a social service agency
- composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
- computer network — network
- computer science — the study of computers and their application
- concurrent clean — (language) An alternative name for Clean 1.0.
- configurationism — Gestalt psychology
- confused elderly — old and no longer having mental abilities sufficient for independent living
- congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructed type — (types) A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
- constructibility — The condition of being constructible.
- constructionally — In a constructional manner.
- constructionists — Plural form of constructionist.
- constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.