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15-letter words containing m, o, t, r

  • control command — a keyed instruction conveyed to a computer by using the control key in conjunction with the standard keys
  • control program — (operating system)   (CP) The component of IBM's Virtual Machine (VM) that provides "guest support" for operating systems that run on IBM mainframe compatible processors. Cp does this by providing a seamless emulation of privileged functions in the problem program environment.
  • conversationism — a colloquialism
  • copper-bottomed — If you describe something as copper-bottomed, you believe that it is certain to be successful.
  • corday d'armont — (Marie Anne) Charlotte [muh-ree an shahr-luh t;; French ma-ree an shar-lawt] /məˈri æn ˈʃɑr lət;; French maˈri an ʃarˈlɔt/ (Show IPA), 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine who assassinated Marat.
  • core competency — a skill needed in order to be successful at a job or other activity: Several core competencies have been identified as critical to the success of every student.
  • corporate image — the way an organization is presented to or perceived by its members and the public
  • corpus striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • corticothalamic — Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus.
  • corynebacterium — any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • costume jewelry — Costume jewelry is jewelry made from cheap materials.
  • cotton bollworm — corn earworm.
  • coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
  • counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
  • counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
  • countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
  • countercharming — Present participle of countercharm.
  • counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • countermandable — able to be countermanded
  • countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
  • countermeasures — Plural form of countermeasure.
  • countermovement — the act, process, or result of moving.
  • counterreformer — a reformer who acts in opposition to another reform
  • counting number — natural number
  • country bumpkin — an awkward, simple, rustic person
  • court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
  • courting mirror — a small mirror of c1800 having a border and cresting of glass painted with leaves and flowers in imitation of a Chinese style.
  • craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
  • cream of tartar — Cream of tartar is a white powder used in baking.
  • credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
  • criminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of criminalization.
  • criminalization — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
  • critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
  • cryptosporidium — any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, species of which are parasites of birds and animals and can be transmitted to humans, causing severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea (cryptosporidiosis)
  • culture complex — a group of culture traits all interrelated and dominated by one essential trait: Nationalism is a culture complex.
  • curia rhaetorum — a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000)
  • customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
  • customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
  • customs officer — a person employed by a customs service
  • customs service — The Customs Service is a United States federal organization which is responsible for collecting taxes on imported and exported goods. Compare Customs and Excise.
  • cuticle remover — a substance used to remove the cuticle from around the base of one's nails
  • cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
  • cytophotometers — Plural form of cytophotometer.
  • cytophotometric — of or relating to cytophotometry
  • dartmouth basic — (language)   The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
  • deagglomeration — Deagglomeration is the process of breaking up agglomerates.
  • deformalization — to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
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