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16-letter words containing c, y, r, e, n

  • inconvertibility — The condition of being inconvertible.
  • indecency charge — an accusation of committing indecency
  • indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
  • indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
  • indiscernibility — The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed.
  • indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • intercrystalline — situated or passing between the crystals of a substance.
  • internet society — (body)   (ISOC) A non-profit, professional membership organisation which facilitates and supports the technical evolution of the Internet, stimulates interest in and educates the scientific and academic communities, industry and the public about the technology, uses and applications of the Internet, and promotes the development of new applications for the system. The Society provides a forum for discussion and collaboration in the operation and use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet technical standards takes place under the auspices of the Internet Society with substantial support from the Corporation for National Research Initiatives under a cooperative agreement with the US Federal Government.
  • intervocalically — (phonology) Between vowels.
  • intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
  • justices in eyre — the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts
  • karyokinetically — In a karyokinetic manner; by means of karyokinesis.
  • kellner eyepiece — a Ramsden eyepiece having an achromatic lens, used in binoculars.
  • kentucky warbler — a wood warbler, Oporornis formosus, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and marked with black on the face.
  • keyman insurance — life insurance taken out by a business firm on an essential or very important employee, with the firm as beneficiary.
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • legal dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
  • lexical analyser — (language)   (Or "scanner") The initial input stage of a language processor (e.g. a compiler), the part that performs lexical analysis.
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
  • managed currency — a currency whose value is established and maintained by deliberate governmental action working through national and international financial institutions, in contrast to the quasi-automatic gold standard.
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • medium frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 kilohertz. Abbreviation: MF.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • minimum-security — (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.
  • minority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the lesser part of the current in a semiconductor
  • minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
  • monterey cypress — a tree, Cupressus macrocarpa, of southern California, being pyramid-shaped in youth, but spreading in age: occurs naturally in only two groves on the coast of Monterey County, California, but is cultivated extensively.
  • montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
  • mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
  • neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
  • non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
  • nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • opening ceremony — a ceremony held in celebration of the start of something
  • opposed-cylinder — (of an internal-combustion engine) having cylinders on opposite sides of the crankcase in the same plane
  • ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
  • organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
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