14-letter words containing d, e, n, r
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
- chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- chondrophorine — relating to chondrophores
- church wedding — a wedding ceremony performed in a church and having a religious rather than civil content
- circumbendibus — a circumlocution
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- clarendon code — four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
- clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- co-respondents — men's two-coloured shoes, usually black and white or brown and white
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- code of honour — the standards of behaviour regarded as proper
- coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- command-driven — pertaining to or denoting a software program whose instructions to perform specified tasks are issued by the user as typed commands in predetermined syntax (contrasted with menu-driven).
- common ragweed — a plant, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, of a chiefly North American genus: family Asteraceae (composites). Its green tassel-like flowers produce large amounts of pollen, which causes hay fever
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- compound meter — any time signature in which the upper figure is a multiple of 3, as 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, etc.
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- concentratedly — with intense mental application
- conduct report — a report about the behaviour of a student, employee, prisoner etc
- conducted tour — A conducted tour is a visit to a building, town, or area during which someone goes with you and explains everything to you.
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- connecting rod — a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- consent decree — a negotiated agreement of the parties to a lawsuit which resolves the disputed issues and is sanctioned by the court; often, specif., such an agreement by which the defendant agrees to cease an activity or practice asserted by the government to be illegal
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- container dock — a dock designed for cargo containers
- containerboard — a form of paperboard, either corrugated or solid, that is used to make containers
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
- controlledness — The degree to which something is controlled.
- converted rice — white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
- coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
- copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.