14-letter words containing d, i, c
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- code of ethics — an agreement on ethical standards for a profession or business
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- collateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralize.
- colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.
- colorado river — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- come down with — If you come down with an illness, you get it.
- 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).
- commandantship — the office of a commandant
- commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commercialized — spoiled by commercial exploitation; degraded
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- commodity loan — a loan made to producers of commodities, whereby the trader buys commodities on credit and returns the loan after the commodities are sold
- common divisor — a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- community card — (in certain card games) a card that every player can use to form a hand in combination with the cards that he or she alone has been dealt
- compass window — a bay window having a semicircular shape
- compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
- condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
- conditionality — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
- conductibility — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- confidence man — A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- confidentially — Confidentially is used to say that what you are telling someone is a secret and should not be discussed with anyone else.
- conjoined twin — Conjoined twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.