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14-letter words containing i, d, e, n, t, c

  • combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
  • come down with — If you come down with an illness, you get it.
  • compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
  • conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
  • condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
  • conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
  • conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
  • confederations — Plural form of confederation.
  • confidentially — Confidentially is used to say that what you are telling someone is a secret and should not be discussed with anyone else.
  • conjoined twin — Conjoined twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.
  • 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
  • contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
  • 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.
  • cottage window — a double-hung window with an upper sash smaller than the lower.
  • cottonseed oil — a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc
  • 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.
  • 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 control — (in a business) the practice of maximizing revenue by making sure that customers are a good credit risk
  • 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.
  • creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
  • cricoarytenoid — A muscle connecting the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage.
  • cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
  • cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
  • 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.
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • dark continent — Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it
  • dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
  • death instinct — the destructive or aggressive instinct, based on a compulsion to return to an earlier harmonious state and, ultimately, to nonexistence
  • decaffeination — The removal of caffeine.
  • decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
  • decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
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