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16-letter words containing n, a, s, c, e, t

  • consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
  • consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
  • conservation law — any law stating that some quantity or property remains constant during and after an interaction or process, as conservation of charge or conservation of linear momentum.
  • conservationists — Plural form of conservationist.
  • conservative jew — a Jew who adheres for the most part to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism with the reservation that, taking into account contemporary conditions, certain modifications or rejections are permissible.
  • conservativeness — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  • considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
  • consonant system — the consonant phonemes of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
  • conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
  • constant lambert — Constant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/ (Show IPA), 1905–51, English composer and conductor.
  • consubstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate.
  • contemporariness — 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.
  • content analysis — analysis to determine the meaning, purpose, or effect of any type of communication, as literature, newspapers, or broadcasts, by studying and evaluating the details, innuendoes, and implications of the content, recurrent themes, etc.
  • continental rise — the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor, usually characterized by coalescence of submarine alluvial fans.
  • continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
  • contour feathers — feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
  • controllableness — The state of being controllable; the capability of being controlled.
  • controversialism — The attitude or tendency to engage in controversy.
  • controversialist — a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so
  • controversiality — The quality or state of being controversial.
  • controversialize — (transitive) To make to appear controversial.
  • contumaciousness — The property of being contumacious.
  • conus arteriosus — the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
  • conventionalised — to make conventional.
  • conventionalists — Plural form of conventionalist.
  • conventionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conventionalize.
  • conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
  • conversationally — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
  • conversion ratio — (in a reactor) the number of fissionable atoms produced by each fissionable atom that is destroyed.
  • conversion table — a diagram which shows equivalent amounts in different measuring systems
  • cordon sanitaire — a guarded line serving to cut off an infected area
  • cornet à pistons — a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
  • cornet-a-pistons — cornet (def 1).
  • cornhusker state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
  • coromandel coast — the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
  • council of state — a council that deliberates on high-level policies of a government.
  • counselor-at-law — a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
  • counter-instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
  • counter-strategy — Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
  • counterarguments — Plural form of counterargument.
  • counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
  • counterirritants — Plural form of counterirritant.
  • counternarcotics — Measures or activities designed to prevent the use or distrubution of iillegal narcotic drugs.
  • counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
  • countersignature — second signature
  • counterstatement — a statement made to deny or refute another statement.
  • course of action — a way of proceeding
  • cowichan sweater — a heavy sweater of grey, unbleached wool with distinctive designs that were originally black-and-white but are now sometimes coloured: knitted originally by Cowichan Indians in British Columbia
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