16-letter words containing m, e, r, l
- chattel mortgage — a mortgage on movable personal property
- chemical warfare — warfare in which chemicals other than explosives are used as weapons, esp warfare using asphyxiating or nerve gases, poisons, defoliants, etc
- chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
- chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
- chloride of lime — a white powder with the approximate formula CaOCl2, obtained by treating slaked lime with chlorine and used for disinfecting and bleaching
- chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
- chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
- cholera infantum — an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
- cholesterolaemia — the presence of abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood
- christmas beetle — any of various greenish-gold Australian scarab beetles of the genus Anoplognathus, which are common in summer
- chromic chloride — a violet, crystalline compound, CrCl 3 , occurring in both water-soluble and water-insoluble forms, or a green or violet, water-soluble deliquescent compound, CrCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O: used chiefly as a mordant, in chrome-steel plating, and in the synthesis of chromium salts.
- chromic fluoride — a green, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, CrF 3 ⋅4H 2 O or CrF 3 ⋅9H 2 O: used chiefly in printing and dyeing woolens.
- circular measure — the measurement of an angle in radians
- circumscriptible — Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.
- 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)
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- clermont-ferrand — a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
- clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
- cloakroom ticket — a ticket given to someone who checks a coat or other personal item into a cloakroom and which is used to redeem that item at a later period
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- cochlear implant — a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease
- collector's item — A collector's item is an object which is highly valued by collectors because it is rare or beautiful.
- colorimetrically — (analytical chemistry) By means of colorimetry or by using a colorimeter.
- column extractor — A column extractor is a tall vessel in which one liquid removes something from another liquid using physical contact.
- come full circle — to arrive back at one's starting point
- come/bring alive — If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commercial break — A commercial break is the interval during a commercial television programme, or between programmes, during which advertisements are shown.
- commercial paper — a short-term negotiable document, such as a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc, calling for the transference of a specified sum of money at a designated date
- commercial pilot — an airplane pilot licensed to transport passengers, goods, etc.
- community leader — a leading figure in a community
- companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
- comparable worth — the doctrine that a woman's and man's pay should be equal when their work requires equal training, skills, and responsibilities.
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- complex fraction — a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions
- complex variable — a variable to which complex numbers may be assigned as value.
- compute parallel — (language) (Compel) The first single-assignment language.
- 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.
- continental army — the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
- controversialism — The attitude or tendency to engage in controversy.
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- coromandel coast — the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River
- cramp sb's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way.
- creole continuum — a range of language varieties in an area undergoing decreolization showing a continuous gradation from forms more like the underlying creole to those approaching the standard language.
- crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
- criminal justice — the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishment.
- criminal offence — an action which is punishable under the law
- cromwell current — an equatorial Pacific current, flowing eastward from the Hawaiian Islands to the Galápagos Islands