14-letter words containing i, o, a, n
- contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- contravariance — (computer science) The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
- contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
- contributional — the act of contributing.
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- conversion van — a van for utility use that has been customized with a luxury interior
- convocationist — a person who supports either of the synods of the provinces of Canterbury or York
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
- corazon aquino — Corazon C [kawr-uh-zon,, kor-] /ˈkɔr əˌzɒn,, ˈkɒr-/ (Show IPA), 1933–2009, Philippine political leader: president 1986–92.
- corner cabinet — a cabinet, usually triangular in design so as to fit into a corner of a room.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- corona radiata — the layer of follicle cells surrounding an ovum and remaining attached to it following ovulation.
- coronary sinus — a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium.
- corpuscularian — an adherent of corpuscular theory
- corroborations — Plural form of corroboration.
- corticonuclear — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
- cosi fan tutte — a comic opera (1790) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- cosmogonically — In a cosmogonic manner.
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- cottage window — a double-hung window with an upper sash smaller than the lower.
- cotton batting — cotton wadding, as used in quilt making
- cotton stainer — any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae
- council estate — a housing development built by a local council
- council of war — A council of war is a meeting that is held in order to decide how a particular threat or emergency should be dealt with.
- council tenant — a tenant who rents a council house or council flat
- count palatine — originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
- counter-gambit — a countermove
- counteractions — Plural form of counteraction.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- 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.
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- courting chair — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- craniocerebral — relating to both the cranium and the cerebrum
- credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- cricoarytenoid — A muscle connecting the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage.
- crimean gothic — a form of the Gothic language that survived in the Crimea after the extinction of Gothic elsewhere in Europe, known only from a list of words and phrases recorded in the 16th century.
- criminal court — A criminal court is a law court that deals with criminal offences.
- criminological — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.