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16-letter words containing c, o, r, v

  • control variable — Also called control. Statistics. a person, group, event, etc., that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation. Compare dependent variable (def 2), independent variable (def 2).
  • controversialism — The attitude or tendency to engage in controversy.
  • controversialist — a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so
  • controversiality — The quality or state of being controversial.
  • controversialize — (transitive) To make to appear controversial.
  • convector heater — A convector heater is a heater that heats a room by means of hot air.
  • convergence zone — a zone where tectonic plates collide, typified by earthquakes, mountain formation, and volcanic activity
  • conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
  • conversationally — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
  • conversion ratio — (in a reactor) the number of fissionable atoms produced by each fissionable atom that is destroyed.
  • conversion table — a diagram which shows equivalent amounts in different measuring systems
  • convertible bond — a bond that can be exchanged for a fixed number of shares of the common stock of the issuing company at the holder's option.
  • convertible lens — a lens containing two or more elements that can be used individually or in combination to provide a variety of focal lengths.
  • cooperative bank — a cooperative savings institution, chartered and regulated by a state or the federal government, that receives deposits in exchange for shares of ownership and invests its funds chiefly in loans secured by first mortgages on homes.
  • cooperative farm — a farm that is run in cooperation with others in the purchasing and using of machinery, stock, etc, and in the marketing of produce through its own institutions (farmers' cooperatives)
  • counter-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
  • counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
  • counterintuitive — (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
  • countermovements — Plural form of countermovement.
  • counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
  • couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
  • covariant theory — the principle that physical laws have the same form and interrelations in any system of coordinates in which they are expressed.
  • creative commons — Sometimes, creative commons. a set of various licenses that allow people to share their copyrighted work to be copied, edited, built upon, etc., while retaining the copyright to the original work (often used attributively): We’re happy for other sites to share these photos under Creative Commons; a creative commons license.
  • creative tension — a situation where disagreement or discord ultimately gives rise to better ideas or outcomes
  • crime prevention — official and police policies to prevent crime
  • cross of calvary — a Latin cross with a representation of steps beneath it.
  • cross-validation — a process by which a method that works for one sample of a population is checked for validity by applying the method to another sample from the same population.
  • crossover bodice — a bodice which has one side crossing over the other
  • cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
  • customer service — Customer service refers to the way that companies behave towards their customers, for example how well they treat them.
  • davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
  • deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
  • delta conversion — delta reduction
  • device control 1 — control-Q
  • device control 2 — (character)   (DC2) The mnemonic for ASCII character 18, one of the four Device Control characters.
  • device control 3 — control-S
  • device control 4 — (character)   (DC4) The mnemonic for ASCII character 20, one of the four Device Control characters.
  • devonshire cream — clotted cream.
  • discovered check — a check that is effected by moving an intervening piece from the line of attack of a queen, rook, or bishop.
  • discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
  • diversifications — Plural form of diversification.
  • diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
  • divisional court — a high court in which at least two judges sit
  • domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
  • domestic service — the work of household servants
  • driver education — a course of study, as for high-school students, that teaches the techniques of driving a vehicle, along with basic vehicle maintenance, safety precautions, and traffic regulations and laws.
  • east coast fever — a disease of cattle, endemic in east and central Africa, caused by a parasite, Theileria parva, that is carried by ticks
  • evacuation route — An evacuation route is a way to get out of a building if there is an emergency, such as a fire.
  • family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
  • flame cultivator — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
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