14-letter words containing n, a, c, e, l
- container line — a haulier or carrier that uses containers
- contemplatable — That can be contemplated.
- contemplations — Plural form of contemplation.
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualises — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
- contextualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contextualize.
- continentalism — an attitude, expression, etc., characteristic of a continent, especially of Europe.
- continentality — the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
- continentalize — to make continental, as in scope or character.
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- coolheadedness — The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
- corneal reflex — Physiology. the closing of the eyelids induced by touching the cornea lightly.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- coronal suture — the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
- corticonuclear — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
- cotton flannel — a plain-weave or twill-weave fabric with nap on one side only
- council estate — a housing development built by a local council
- council tenant — a tenant who rents a council house or council flat
- count palatine — originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
- countable noun — A countable noun is the same as a count noun.
- counterassault — a counterattack
- counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- craniocerebral — relating to both the cranium and the cerebrum
- creatureliness — creatural.
- credence table — a small sideboard, originally one at which food was tasted for poison before serving
- credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
- credit balance — the amount of money that a client of a financial institution has in his or her account, in securities, etc
- creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
- creme anglaise — a custardlike cream sauce, often flavored with vanilla, served with fresh fruit, rich chocolate desserts, etc.
- crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
- critical angle — the smallest possible angle of incidence for which light rays are totally reflected at an interface between substances of different refractive index
- cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- culzean castle — a Gothic Revival castle near Ayr in South Ayrshire, in SW Scotland: designed by Robert Adam (1772–92); includes a room dedicated to General Eisenhower
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.