14-letter words containing i, c, o, n, l
- crimson clover — an annual clover (Trifolium incarnatum) with elongated heads of deep-red flowers, often grown in the S U.S. as a cover or green-manure crop
- critical point — the point on a phase diagram that represents the critical state of a substance
- cross holdings — the holding of shares by one company in another company
- cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
- cross-national — pertaining to or involving two or more nations.
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- crowning glory — the greatest achievement
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
- crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
- cult following — the admiration that is felt by a particular group for a film, book, band, etc
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- cyanocobalamin — a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C63H88O14N14PCo
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- 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.
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- decimalization — Alternative spelling of decimalisation.
- decision table — a table within a computer program that specifies the actions to be taken when certain conditions arise
- decivilization — those people or nations that have reached such a state.
- decolonisation — Alternative spelling of decolonization.
- decolonization — Decolonization means giving political independence to a country that was previously a colony.
- decolorization — decolor.
- deflocculation — to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
- delayed action — A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it.
- delayed-action — (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.
- delocalization — to remove from the proper or usual locality.
- delta function — a generalized function having the value 0 except at 0, the value infinity at 0, and an integral from minus infinity to plus infinity of 1, used in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
- demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- diabolicalness — The state or quality of being diabolical.
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- diagnostically — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dicotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances