17-letter words containing e, n, v, o, i
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
- comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- concessive clause — A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence 'Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep', the first clause is a concessive clause.
- congo-brazzaville — a republic in W Central Africa: formerly the French colony of Middle Congo, part of French Equatorial Africa, it became independent in 1960; consists mostly of equatorial forest, with savanna and extensive swamps; drained chiefly by the Rivers Congo and Ubangi. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Brazzaville. Pop: 4 492 689 (2013 est). Area: 342 000 sq km (132 018 sq miles)
- connective tissue — Connective tissue is the substance in the bodies of animals and people which fills in the spaces between organs and connects muscles and bones.
- conservation area — In Britain, a conservation area is an area where birds and animals are protected.
- contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
- context-sensitive — behaving, responding, or interpreted differently depending on context
- contradistinctive — distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
- controversialness — The state or quality of being controversial.
- convection heater — A convection heater is a heater that heats a room by means of hot air.
- convective mixing — Convective mixing is the action of mixing two groups of solid particles so that they are dispersed in each other.
- convenience goods — goods which make people's lives easier
- convenience store — A convenience store is a shop which sells mainly food and which is usually open until late at night.
- convention center — a large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.
- convention centre — a place where conventions are held
- conventionalities — Plural form of conventionality.
- conversationalist — A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
- counterinitiative — An initiative opposing another initiative.
- counteroffensives — Plural form of counteroffensive.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- counterrevolution — A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- countersubversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- cryopreservations — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- cumulative voting — a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
- dangerous driving — the act of driving a motor vehicle in a manner that falls far below that expected of a competent and careful driver and hence puts the life of the driver and the lives of other road users at risk
- david livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- demonstrativeness — The state or quality of being demonstrative.
- denial of service — a deliberate interruption in access to a computer system or network, esp by using multiple computers to generate an unmanageable volume of traffic (distributed denial of service)
- denial-of-service — pertaining to or being an incident in which a computer or computer network is disabled, disrupting access or service: a website hit by a denial-of-service attack; unintentional denial-of-service problems.
- developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
- dietrich von bern — Theodoric of Verona: the name of the eastern Gothic emperor Theodoric as it appears in German legends.
- disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
- disruptive action — action performed by protestors, workers, etc that causes the disruption of a service
- dissolve in tears — weep
- domestic violence — physical abuse in the home
- drive-by download — an incidence of an unwanted program being automatically downloaded to a computer, often without the user's knowledge
- drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
- electroconvulsive — Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness by the application of electric shocks to the brain.
- electronegativity — The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds.
- energy conversion — the process of changing one form of energy into another, such as nuclear energy into heat or solar energy into electrical energy
- environmentalists — Plural form of environmentalist.
- executive burnout — a total loss of energy and interest and an inability to function effectively, experienced by some executives as a result of excessive demands upon their resources or chronic overwork
- executive council — (in Australia and New Zealand) a body consisting of ministers of the Crown presided over by the Governor or Governor-General that formally approves Cabinet decisions, etc
- executive mansion — the White House (in Washington, D.C.), official home of the President of the U.S.
- executive session — a session of the Senate for the discussion of executive business, such as the ratification of treaties: formerly held in secret
- explosive forming — a rapid method of forming a metal object in which components are made by subjecting the metal to very high pressures generated by a controlled explosion
- fan-assisted oven — an electric oven in which a fan circulates the air and which uses both top and bottom heat
- forced convection — Forced convection is convection in which the movement of fluid does not happen naturally but is helped by a device such as a fan or pump.