15-letter words containing n, o, i, c, r
- cotton industry — the business of spinning and weaving cotton
- 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-sinking — to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), especially by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- 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.
- counterchecking — Present participle of countercheck.
- counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
- counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
- countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
- counterevidence — evidence that refutes other evidence
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterinstance — an instance that refutes a theory
- counterirritant — an agent that causes a superficial irritation of the skin and thereby relieves inflammation of deep structures
- countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
- counterpetition — a formal request for legal action submitted to a court by a respondent who has received a petition
- counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
- counterpointing — Present participle of counterpoint.
- counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
- counterquestion — a question which acts as a reply to another question
- counterreaction — a reaction against an initial action
- counterrotating — (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.
- countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
- counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
- counting number — natural number
- country bumpkin — an awkward, simple, rustic person
- country dancing — Country dancing is traditional dancing in which people dance in rows or circles.
- country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
- court christian — ecclesiastical court.
- courting couple — a pair of lovers
- courting mirror — a small mirror of c1800 having a border and cresting of glass painted with leaves and flowers in imitation of a Chinese style.
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
- cpu info center — (processor) An old website at the University of California at Berkeley describing many different computers and their performance.
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crawling horror — (jargon) Ancient crufty hardware or software that is kept obstinately alive by forces beyond the control of the hackers at a site. Like dusty deck or gonkulator, but connotes that the thing described is not just an irritation but an active menace to health and sanity. "Mostly we code new stuff in C, but they pay us to maintain one big Fortran II application from nineteen-sixty-X that's a real crawling horror." Compare WOMBAT.
- creditor nation — a nation that owes less to foreign and international bodies than they owe to it
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- criminal record — a list of a person's criminal convictions
- criminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of criminalization.
- criminalization — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.