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17-letter words containing n, i, m, p

  • complementariness — forming a complement; completing.
  • complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
  • complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
  • composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composting toilet — a human waste disposal system that utilizes a waterless or low-flush toilet in conjunction with a tank in which aerobic bacteria break down the waste.
  • compound fraction — complex fraction
  • compound interest — Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare simple interest.
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • compression ratio — the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
  • computer confetti — (jargon)   (Or "chad") A common term for punched-card chad, which, however, does not make good confetti, as the pieces are stiff and have sharp corners that could injure the eyes.
  • computer printout — a document that is printed from a computer file
  • computer terminal — a keyboard and computer monitor connected to a computer
  • consumer sampling — a research technique in which targeted consumers are polled or tested for their receptiveness to a product or service
  • consumer spending — the percentage of an economy that is accounted for by what consumers spend
  • contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
  • copernican system — the theory published in 1543 by Copernicus which stated that the earth and the planets rotated around the sun and which opposed the Ptolemaic system
  • corpus spongiosum — a mass of tissue that, with the corpora cavernosa, forms the erectile tissue of the penis of mammals
  • counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
  • crampon technique — a climbing style that uses crampons
  • criminal contempt — any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.
  • d&o insurance — D&O insurance is a personal liability insurance that provides cover to the directors and senior executives of a company.
  • damon and pythias — two friends noted for their mutual loyalty. Damon offered himself as a hostage for Pythias, who was to be executed for treason by Dionysius of Syracuse. When Pythias returned to save his friend's life, he was pardoned
  • dark-complexioned — (of a person) having a dark complexion
  • departmentalizing — Present participle of departmentalize.
  • despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
  • developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
  • dextroamphetamine — a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite
  • diethyltryptamine — a synthetic derivative of tryptamine with hallucinogenic and psychotogenic effects. Abbreviation: DET.
  • dihydromorphinone — a narcotic compound, C 17 H 19 O 3 N, prepared from morphine and used chiefly as an analgesic.
  • dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
  • displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
  • disposable income — the part of a person's income remaining after deducting personal income taxes.
  • dna amplification — an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
  • doberman pinscher — one of a German breed of medium-sized, short-haired dogs having a black, brown, or blue coat with rusty brown markings.
  • down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
  • dramatis personae — (used with a plural verb) the characters in a play.
  • drilling platform — a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well
  • dynamically typed — dynamic typing
  • election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
  • emission spectrum — the continuous spectrum or pattern of bright lines or bands seen when the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a substance is passed into a spectrometer. The spectrum is characteristic of the emitting substance and the type of excitation to which it is subjected
  • emotional capital — When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company.
  • emotional cripple — someone who is unable to feel or show true emotion and so cannot form relationships with other people
  • employee benefits — benefits, such as health insurance, pension payments, or childcare, given to employees in addition to their usual salary or wage
  • employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.
  • employment equity — a policy or programme designed to reserve jobs for people formerly disadvantaged under apartheid
  • employment office — any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to the unemployed information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
  • encephalomyelitic — Relating to encephalomyelitis.
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