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14-letter words containing e, n, c

  • cruising range — the distance an aircraft can fly before it needs to refuel
  • cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
  • crunch numbers — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
  • cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
  • cryoextraction — the surgical removal of a cataract with a cryoprobe.
  • cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
  • cryoprotectant — an agent which prevents cell damage caused by cryopreservation
  • cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
  • cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
  • culture center — the part of a culture area in which the most distinctive traits of the area are concentrated.
  • culzean castle — a Gothic Revival castle near Ayr in South Ayrshire, in SW Scotland: designed by Robert Adam (1772–92); includes a room dedicated to General Eisenhower
  • cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
  • cumbersomeness — The state of being cumbersome.
  • cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
  • cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
  • curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
  • currency snake — an exchange rate system that operated between various member countries of the EEC during the 1970s, in which exchange rates between the currencies of the participating states were only allowed to fluctuate within a restricted range
  • current assets — Current assets are assets which a company does not use on a continuous basis, such as stocks and debts, but which can be converted into cash within one year.
  • current rating — Current rating is the maximum current that a fuse will carry for an indefinite period without too much deterioration of the fuse element.
  • current source — A current source is a source that maintains the current at a particular value almost independent of the load conditions.
  • curtain raiser — a short play preceding a main play.
  • curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
  • curtain-raiser — A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events.
  • curvaceousness — the quality of having an attractively curved figure
  • curvilinearity — consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
  • cushion rafter — auxiliary rafter.
  • customer's man — registered representative.
  • cutis anserina — goose bumps.
  • cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
  • cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
  • cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
  • cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
  • cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
  • cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
  • cybernetically — using cybernetics
  • cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
  • cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
  • cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones
  • cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
  • cyclopentolate — a medicine administered as an eye drop that causes pupil dilation and relaxes the lens
  • cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
  • cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
  • cylinder glass — a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.
  • cylinder liner — A cylinder liner is a thin-walled hard metal cylinder inserted into a cylinder block of an engine and in which the piston runs.
  • cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • cytogeneticist — One who studies cytogenetics.
  • cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
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