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14-letter words containing i

  • cloister garth — garth (def 1).
  • close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
  • closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
  • closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
  • closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
  • clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
  • clustergeeking — (jargon)   /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
  • co-chairperson — one of two or more joint chairpersons.
  • co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
  • co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
  • co-trimoxazole — an antibiotic consisting of a mixture of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa drug): used esp to treat infections of the urinary tract and lungs (as in AIDS)
  • coaching glass — a small drinking glass of the early 19th century having no foot.
  • coal-tar pitch — a residue left by the distillation of coal tar: a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes, road surfaces, and carbon electrodes
  • coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
  • coarticulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
  • coast live oak — California live oak.
  • coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
  • coasting wagon — a toy wagon for children, often used for coasting down hills.
  • coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
  • cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
  • cocarcinogenic — of or relating to a cocarcinogen
  • cochairmanship — the position of being one of the two chairmen of an organization
  • cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
  • cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
  • cocktail glass — a glass for serving cocktails, typically bell-shaped and having a foot and a stem.
  • cocktail onion — a small pickled onion served with drinks
  • cocktail party — A cocktail party is a party, usually held in the early evening, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served. People often dress quite formally for them.
  • cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
  • cocktail stick — a small pointed stick used for holding cherries, olives, etc, in cocktails, and for serving snacks, such as small sausages
  • cocktail table — a low table as for serving refreshments, esp. one in a living room
  • coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
  • code of ethics — an agreement on ethical standards for a profession or business
  • code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
  • coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
  • coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
  • coercive force — a measure of the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material as expressed by the external magnetic field strength necessary to demagnetize it. Measured in amperes per metre
  • coercive-force — the magnetic intensity needed to reduce to zero the magnetic flux density of a fully magnetized magnetic specimen or to demagnetize a magnet.
  • coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
  • coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
  • coffee machine — a machine that makes coffee from ground coffee
  • coffee morning — A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity.
  • coffee service — a set of china consisting of coffee cups and saucers, a pot, milk jug, and sugar bowl
  • cog locomotive — a locomotive designed for operation on a rack railway.
  • cognoscibility — capable of being known.
  • cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
  • coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
  • coinage bronze — an alloy of 95 percent copper, 4 percent tin, and 1 percent zinc.
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