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13-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o, c

  • contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
  • contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
  • contrarieties — Plural form of contrariety.
  • contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • contravariant — (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition.
  • contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
  • contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
  • contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
  • contre-partie — (in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
  • contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
  • contributions — Plural form of contribution.
  • contristation — the act of contristing
  • control point — a point at which a potential hazard can be controlled, such as in food production
  • control stick — the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft
  • controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
  • controversies — Plural form of controversy.
  • controversion — (chiefly, archaic) controversy.
  • controverting — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
  • controvertist — a controversialist
  • conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
  • conventioneer — Conventioneers are people who are attending a convention.
  • conversations — Plural form of conversation.
  • convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
  • cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
  • coreferential — (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
  • coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
  • coresidential — relating to joint residency
  • corinth canal — a ship canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf across the Isthmus of Corinth
  • corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
  • cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
  • cornification — the process of producing a horn or horny substance
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • corporational — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
  • corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
  • correlational — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
  • corroborating — Present participle of corroborate.
  • corroboration — the act of corroborating.
  • corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
  • corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
  • corticotropin — ACTH
  • cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
  • cosmic string — a one-dimensional defect in space-time postulated in certain theories of cosmology to exist in the universe as a consequence of the big bang
  • coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
  • cotton picker — a machine for harvesting cotton fibre
  • counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
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