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14-letter words containing d, r, i, e, c

  • computer-aided — done or improved by computer
  • 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.
  • considerations — Plural form of consideration.
  • consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
  • container dock — a dock designed for cargo containers
  • containerboard — a form of paperboard, either corrugated or solid, that is used to make containers
  • contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
  • contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
  • 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.
  • corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
  • corticosteroid — any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects carbohydrate, protein, and electrolyte metabolism, gonad function, and immune response
  • counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
  • countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
  • counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
  • countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
  • counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
  • counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
  • coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
  • covered bridge — a bridge that is enclosed by a roof and walls.
  • crawfordsville — a city in W central Indiana.
  • credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
  • credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
  • credit balance — the amount of money that a client of a financial institution has in his or her account, in securities, etc
  • credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
  • credit control — (in a business) the practice of maximizing revenue by making sure that customers are a good credit risk
  • credit history — a record of how promptly a person pays back loans, credits, etc, over time
  • credit manager — a person employed in a business firm to administer credit service to its customers, especially to evaluate the extension and amount of credit to be granted.
  • credit squeeze — the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
  • creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
  • crepe de chine — a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
  • crested lizard — a long-tailed iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, of arid areas in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, having a row of enlarged scales down the back.
  • cribbage board — a board, with pegs and holes, used for scoring at cribbage
  • cricoarytenoid — A muscle connecting the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage.
  • critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
  • crocodile bird — an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that lives close to rivers and is thought to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles
  • crocodile clip — a clasp with serrated interlocking edges used for making electrical connections
  • cross-addicted — addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.
  • cross-breeding — the process of causing animals to mate with another species, or of causing plants to reproduce with another species
  • cross-dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
  • cross-dressing — the wearing of clothes normally associated with the opposite sex
  • cross-indexing — to provide with cross references or with a cross-referenced index.
  • cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
  • crutched friar — a member of a mendicant order, suppressed in 1656
  • cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
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