15-letter words containing e, n, c, o, r
- cinematographic — a motion-picture projector.
- cinemicrography — the making of a film through the lens of a microscope
- cineradiography — the filming of motion pictures through a fluoroscope or x-ray machine.
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- circumincession — the reciprocal existence within the three members of the Trinity
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- clock frequency — clock rate
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction.
- codetermination — joint participation of management and employees or employees' trade union representatives in some decisions
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coffee whitener — a milk substitute to put in coffee
- cognitive radio — a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located
- coleman lantern — a gasoline lantern that gives a bright light, used by campers
- color blindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commercial bank — a bank primarily concerned with accepting demand deposits, used as checking accounts
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commissionaires — Plural form of commissionaire.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- committeeperson — a member of a committee.
- common currency — If you say that an idea or belief has become common currency, you mean it is widely used and accepted.
- common disaster — the death of an insured party and a beneficiary occurring at the same time in the same accident.
- common entrance — (in Britain) an entrance examination for a public school, usually taken at the age of 13
- common property — property belonging to all members of a community.
- communal aerial — a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
- company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
- company officer — a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.
- comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
- comparison test — a comparison of particular qualities or traits in two or more things in order to get a measurable assessment
- competition car — a car that has been modified to compete in racing
- compleat angler — a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complementizers — Plural form of complementizer.
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- composite print — a photograph characterized by overlapping or juxtaposed images resulting from a multiple exposure or the combining of negatives (composite print)
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- compound number — a quantity expressed in two or more different but related units
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- comprehensivize — to make (an educational system) comprehensive