17-letter words containing m, c, l
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- computer compiler — 1. (language) A proposed language for compiler design. 2. A discussion of various applications of computers to the design and production of computers.
- computer language — programming language
- computer literacy — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
- computer literate — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
- computer terminal — a keyboard and computer monitor connected to a computer
- computer-literate — If someone is computer-literate, they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer.
- congregationalism — a system of Christian doctrines and ecclesiastical government in which each congregation is self-governing and maintains bonds of faith with other similar local congregations
- consociationalism — Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
- constitutionalism — the principles, spirit, or system of government in accord with a constitution, esp a written constitution
- consumer sampling — a research technique in which targeted consumers are polled or tested for their receptiveness to a product or service
- contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
- contemporaneously — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- contraflow system — a system of traffic lanes whose normal direction is reversed to allow traffic to move during repairs or an accident
- controlling image — a literary device employing repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol.
- cook island māori — a dialect of Māori spoken in the Cook Islands
- costume jewellery — Costume jewellery is jewellery made from cheap materials.
- counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
- country gentleman — a rich man with an estate in the country
- creme de la creme — If you refer to someone or something as the crème de la crème, you mean they are the very best person or thing of their kind.
- creme de violette — a liqueur flavored with vanilla extract and the essential oils of violets.
- criminal contempt — any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.
- criminally insane — habitually criminal because of a psychological illness
- cromwellian chair — an upright oaken chair, often with arms, having all pieces turned and a seat and back panel of leather or cloth attached with brass-headed nails.
- cruciate ligament — A cruciate ligament is either of a pair of ligaments that cross at the knee.
- cryptoclimatology — See under microclimatology.
- culpable homicide — manslaughter
- 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
- customs clearance — the permission to take goods into or out of a country once customs requirements have been satisfied
- cyclamen aldehyde — a colorless to light-yellow alcohol-soluble, synthetic liquid, C 13 H 18 O, having a strong floral odor, used chiefly in perfumes, especially those of soap.
- cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
- dark-complexioned — (of a person) having a dark complexion
- decriminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of decriminalization.
- decriminalization — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
- dendroclimatology — The science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions.
- deterministically — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
- diaphragmatically — By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way.
- discomgoogolation — a feeling of anxiety felt by someone who is unable to access the internet
- displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
- disposable income — the part of a person's income remaining after deducting personal income taxes.
- dna amplification — an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
- domestic violence — physical abuse in the home
- douglas macarthur — Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in SW Pacific during World War II and of UN forces in Korea 1950–51.
- dutch elm disease — a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles.
- dynamically typed — dynamic typing
- dynamics analyzer — (language) (DYANA) An early language specialised for vibrational and other dynamic physical systems.
- echoencephalogram — a graphic record produced by an echoencephalograph.
- economic blockade — an embargo on trade with a country, esp one which prohibits receipt of exports from that country, with the intention of disrupting the country's economy
- election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
- electricity meter — a device which measures how much electricity has been used in a property