16-letter words containing d, o, e
- cedar of lebanon — a cedar, Cedrus libani, of SW Asia with level spreading branches and fragrant wood
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- century meltdown — Year 2000
- ceske budejovice — a city in the S Czech Republic, on the Vltava (Moldau) River. Pop: 94 747 (2007 est)
- chamber of trade — a national organization representing local chambers of commerce
- chanson de geste — one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
- character comedy — comedy, or a comedy, in which the main source of humour is in the character of the people represented in it
- chase the dragon — to smoke opium or heroin
- checking deposit — a deposit on which cheques may be drawn
- chest of drawers — A chest of drawers is a low, flat piece of furniture with drawers in which you keep clothes and other things.
- chiclet keyboard — (hardware, abuse) A keyboard with a small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like pieces of Chiclets chewing gum. Used especially to describe the original IBM PCjr keyboard. Vendors unanimously liked these because they were cheap, and a lot of early portable and laptop computers were launched with them. Customers rejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch any more.
- childcare worker — someone who takes care of children in return for money
- chinese wood oil — tung oil.
- chipped potatoes — chips
- chloracetic acid — chloroacetic acid.
- chlordiazepoxide — a chemical compound used as a tranquillizer and muscle relaxant and in the treatment of delirium tremens. Formula: C16H14ClN3O
- chloride of lime — a white powder with the approximate formula CaOCl2, obtained by treating slaked lime with chlorine and used for disinfecting and bleaching
- chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
- chlorine dioxide — a compound used to bleach wood pulp
- chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
- chlorophenol red — an acid-base indicator, C 19 H 12 Cl 2 O 5 S, that changes color from yellow to red as the acidity of a solution decreases.
- chopped tomatoes — tomatoes cut into pieces
- chromic chloride — a violet, crystalline compound, CrCl 3 , occurring in both water-soluble and water-insoluble forms, or a green or violet, water-soluble deliquescent compound, CrCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O: used chiefly as a mordant, in chrome-steel plating, and in the synthesis of chromium salts.
- chromic fluoride — a green, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, CrF 3 ⋅4H 2 O or CrF 3 ⋅9H 2 O: used chiefly in printing and dyeing woolens.
- chromium dioxide — a chemical compound used as a magnetic coating on cassette tapes; chromium(IV) oxide. Formula: CrO2
- cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
- city of aberdeen — a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
- cladogenetically — By means of cladogenesis.
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clermont-ferrand — a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
- clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
- cloak-and-dagger — A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
- close by/at hand — Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.
- closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
- closed ecosystem — a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid.
- closed-captioned — (of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
- co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
- cobra de capello — a cobra, Naja tripudians, that has ringlike markings on the body and exists in many varieties in S and SE Asia
- code of practice — A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
- cold wall effect — the condition or state of having large or multiple windows through which heat escapes and cold air is conducted into a heated room via radiation.
- coleridge-taylor — Samuel. 1875–1912, British composer, best known for his trilogy of oratorios Song of Hiawatha (1898–1900)
- collagen disease — any of a group of diseases, as systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, involving inflammation or degeneration of connective tissue and accompanied by deposition of fibrinous material.
- collared peccary — a piglike artiodactyl mammal, Tayassu tajacu, of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae
- college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
- colorado plateau — a plateau in the SW United States, in N Arizona, NW New Mexico, S Utah, and SW Colorado: location of the Grand Canyon.
- combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
- come and get it! — the meal is ready!