15-letter words containing n, o, a, c, r, u
- church slavonic — Old Church Slavonic, esp as preserved in the liturgical use of the Orthodox church
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circularization — to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- circumnavigator — A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- colour contrast — the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- colourpoint cat — a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears, feet, tail, nose, and scrotum (in males)
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- communal aerial — a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
- communist party — (in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
- computer dating — the use of computers by dating agencies to match their clients
- computerisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of computerization.
- computerization — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- configurability — The property of being configurable.
- configurational — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- congratulations — You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
- construct state — (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of” is the construct form of bayit “house.”.
- consumer demand — a measure of consumers' desire for a product or service based on its availability
- consumer market — the market of consumers for a particular good or service
- contadora group — a group of four Latin American nations, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, formed in January, 1983, to help solve the problems of the region.
- contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
- contour curtain — a curtain having lines attached to several points for drawing up into folds of various shapes.
- contour feather — any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
- contrariousness — The state or quality of being contrarious.
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- control account — an account to which are posted the debit and credit totals of other accounts, usually in preparation of financial statements
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- corrugated iron — a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
- corynebacterium — any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
- cottage country — any lakeside region where many country cottages are located
- coumarone resin — any of the group of thermosetting resins derived by the polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and printing inks.
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- 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.
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- counterattacked — Simple past tense and past participle of counterattack.
- counterattacker — a person who counter-attacks
- counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
- counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
- countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
- countercharging — Present participle of countercharge.
- 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.