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16-letter words containing m, e, n, s

  • capsizing moment — the moment of an upsetting couple.
  • cardinal numbers — Also called cardinal numeral. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three, etc. (distinguished from ordinal number).
  • carnot's theorem — the principle that no engine operating between two given temperatures can be more efficient than a Carnot engine operating between the same temperatures.
  • chance one's arm — to attempt to do something although the chance of success may be slight
  • chemical weapons — toxic chemicals used as weapons
  • chemiluminescent — Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence.
  • chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
  • chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
  • chicken mushroom — an edible yellow-to-orange bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, common on tree trunks, in which it causes wood decay.
  • chinese cinnamon — cassia (def 1).
  • chinese fan palm — a fan palm, Livistona chinensis, of southern Japan, having very large, deeply cleft leaves and bluish-green, ovalish fruit.
  • chinese medicine — a traditional system of medical treatment based on the principles of Yin and Yang, involving such treatments as acupuncture and the use of a range of drugs derived from animal and vegetable sources
  • chinese primrose — any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Compare primrose family.
  • choriomeningitis — (medicine) A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
  • christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
  • chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
  • circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
  • circumstantiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate.
  • clackmannanshire — a council area and historical county of central Scotland; became part of the Central region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Alloa. Pop: 47 680 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
  • closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
  • closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
  • combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
  • commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
  • commensurateness — The state or quality of being commensurate.
  • commission agent — a person who sells goods and services for a fee
  • commission house — a brokerage firm that buys and sells for customers on a commission basis
  • commissionership — The role or office of commissioner.
  • commonsensically — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • communicableness — The state or quality of being communicable.
  • commutation-test — the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
  • company of jesus — former name of the Society of Jesus.
  • compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
  • complex analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with analytic functions of a complex variable.
  • complex sentence — a sentence containing at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  • complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
  • compliments slip — a slip of paper sent with a parcel that identifies the sender and expresses compliments
  • composite motion — a motion in a deliberative body that combines elements of several related motions
  • composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
  • compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
  • compromise joint — a joint for linking together rails having different sections.
  • computer science — the study of computers and their application
  • condensed matter — crystalline and amorphous solids and liquids, including liquid crystals, glasses, polymers, and gels
  • confederationism — The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
  • conscience money — money paid voluntarily to compensate for dishonesty, esp money paid voluntarily for taxes formerly evaded
  • consent judgment — a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Compare consent decree (def 2).
  • consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
  • consignment note — a document containing particulars of goods for shipment and which provides proof that the consignment has been received by the carrier for delivery
  • consonant system — the consonant phonemes of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
  • constant lambert — Constant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/ (Show IPA), 1905–51, English composer and conductor.
  • consumer durable — Consumer durables are goods which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
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