14-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- contracyclical — (of a policy) stabilizing the economy through countering major fluctuations, such as recessions or booms
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- contradictions — the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.
- contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contrapuntally — of or relating to counterpoint.
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- contravariance — (computer science) The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
- contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
- contributional — the act of contributing.
- contributorily — In a contributory manner.
- control center — an administrative or operational center for a group of related activities: the control center for the new military offensive.
- control column — a lever or pillar, usually fitted with a handwheel, used to control the movements of an aircraft
- control rocket — a small rocket engine used to make corrections in the flight path of spacecraft or missiles.
- control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
- control system — a system that senses, switches, or regulates another system
- controlledness — The degree to which something is controlled.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- controvertibly — In a controvertible manner.
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
- convent school — A convent school is a school where many of the teachers are nuns.
- conventionally — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conventioneers — Plural form of conventioneer.
- conventiongoer — A person attending a convention.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- converted rice — white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
- convertibility — The quality of being convertible.
- convincibility — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- convocationist — a person who supports either of the synods of the provinces of Canterbury or York
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- cookie monster — (recreation) (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "I WANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexity from "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward. See also wabbit.
- cooling system — a system which cools something such as a building or engine
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- copy and paste — to copy (information in a computer document) and put it somewhere else in the document
- coquettishness — The state or quality of being coquettish.
- coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- corner cabinet — a cabinet, usually triangular in design so as to fit into a corner of a room.
- corona radiata — the layer of follicle cells surrounding an ovum and remaining attached to it following ovulation.
- coronal suture — the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
- corporate bond — a bond issued by a corporation in order to increase its capital