16-letter words containing m, o, d, e
- calcium chloride — a white deliquescent salt occurring naturally in seawater and used in the de-icing of roads and as a drying agent. Formula: CaCl2
- calcium fluoride — a white, crystalline compound, CaF 2 , insoluble in water, occurring in nature as the mineral fluorite: used as a flux in metallurgy and as a decay preventive in dentifrices.
- camborne-redruth — a former (until 1974) urban district in SW England, in Cornwall: formed in 1934 by the amalgamation of the neighbouring towns of Camborne and Redruth. Pop: 39 936 (2001)
- canada mayflower — a small wildflower (Maianthemum canadense) of the lily family, with white flowers and red, beadlike berries, found in the N U.S. and in Canada; bead-ruby
- canadian hemlock — eastern hemlock.
- capital employed — the money used by a business for buying land, buildings, equipment etc
- cardiotachometer — a device for counting heartbeats, usually displaying the number of beats per minute
- cascade molecule — a synthetic polymer with a branching, treelike structure; a type of macromolecule in which chains radiate out from a central atom or cluster of atoms to transfer genetic material to living cells.
- century meltdown — Year 2000
- chamber of trade — a national organization representing local chambers of commerce
- character comedy — comedy, or a comedy, in which the main source of humour is in the character of the people represented in it
- 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.
- chopped tomatoes — tomatoes cut into pieces
- 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.
- chromium dioxide — a chemical compound used as a magnetic coating on cassette tapes; chromium(IV) oxide. Formula: CrO2
- 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.
- clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
- closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
- closed ecosystem — a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid.
- co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
- combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
- come and get it! — the meal is ready!
- come from behind — sport: win from a disadvantaged position
- come-to-bed eyes — a sexually alluring expression
- comedy of errors — an early comedy (1594) by Shakespeare.
- command guidance — a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it
- command language — the language used to access a computer system
- common knowledge — something widely or generally known
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- common-or-garden — You can use common-or-garden to describe something you think is ordinary and not special in any way.
- commonwealth day — the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth
- 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
- competitive edge — business: superiority
- complex pendulum — a complex structure mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity
- compressed video — video compression
- computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
- 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.
- conical pendulum — a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.
- consent judgment — a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Compare consent decree (def 2).
- consumer durable — Consumer durables are goods which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- consumption weed — groundsel tree.
- coram non judice — before a court lacking the authority to hear and decide the case in question.
- coromandel coast — the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River
- cosimo de'medici — Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- costume designer — a person who designs costumes for plays and films