13-letter words containing n, o, c, g, i
- clinodiagonal — the diagonal axis of a monoclinic crystal
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- close-fitting — Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- closing costs — fees paid when buying a house
- closing error — the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a true mathematical figure, as the length of line joining the true and computed position of the same point.
- closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
- cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
- cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- coat-trailing — provocative or contentious writing, speech, behavior, etc.
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- cobol fingers — (jargon) /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- coffin dodger — an old person
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- cognomination — the process of giving a cognomen
- cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
- cold moulding — the production of moulded articles from resins that polymerize chemically
- collaborating — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collieshangie — a quarrel
- colligational — Relating to colligation.
- coloring book — A coloring book is a book of simple drawings which children can color in.
- coming of age — When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissioning — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commoditising — Present participle of commoditise.
- commoditizing — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- common iguana — the green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- communalizing — Present participle of communalize.
- communicating — making or having a direct connection from one room to another
- communicology — the study of communication.
- compagination — a union or act of joining
- complainingly — In a complaining manner; peevishly.
- complementing — something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
- complimenting — an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration: A sincere compliment boosts one's morale.
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- concatenating — Present participle of concatenate.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- conchological — Of or pertaining to conchology.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- confabulating — Present participle of confabulate.