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16-letter words containing n, o, m, i, c

  • ballroom dancing — Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements.
  • baltimore canyon — a submarine valley cut into the continental shelf and slope seaward of Chesapeake Bay.
  • barium carbonate — a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.
  • bathroom cabinet — a wall-mounted cabinet in a bathroom, typically with a mirror front and used for the storage of medicines and toiletries
  • biomagnification — biological magnification.
  • blink comparator — an optical instrument used to detect small differences in two photographs of the same field or object by viewing them alternately, switching rapidly from one to the other.
  • blue mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
  • bombing campaign — a concerted, intensive and prolonged bombing of a target
  • bonhomme richard — the flagship of John Paul Jones.
  • boston cream pie — a cake of two layers with icing and a creamy filling
  • brick-and-mortar — pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to Internet or remote services.
  • bronchial asthma — asthma.
  • bronchopneumonia — inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles
  • buckthorn family — the plant family Rhamnaceae, characterized by shrubs and trees having alternate, simple leaves, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a drupe or capsule, and including the buckthorn, cascara, and New Jersey tea.
  • campagna di roma — low-lying plain in central Italy, around Rome: c. 800 sq mi (2,072 sq km)
  • canadian hemlock — eastern hemlock.
  • capital movement — the payments that flow between countries
  • capsizing moment — the moment of an upsetting couple.
  • chain of command — the various individual officers, ranks etc that constitute a hierarchy each level receiving orders from the one above it and passing on the orders to the one below
  • chemical weapons — toxic chemicals used as weapons
  • chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
  • chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
  • chicken mushroom — an edible yellow-to-orange bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, common on tree trunks, in which it causes wood decay.
  • chinese cinnamon — cassia (def 1).
  • chinese primrose — any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Compare primrose family.
  • chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
  • chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
  • cholera infantum — an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
  • chorioamnionitis — Inflammation of the fetal membranes (amnion and chorion) due to a bacterial infection, most often associated with prolonged labour.
  • choriomeningitis — (medicine) A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
  • chromatic number — (mathematics)   The smallest number of colours necessary to colour the nodes of a graph so that no two adjacent nodes have the same colour. See also: four colour map theorem.
  • chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
  • chronic glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
  • chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
  • cinnamic alcohol — a white, water-insoluble, crystalline solid, C 9 H 10 O, having a hyacinthine odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes.
  • circumambulation — The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
  • circumlocutional — Of or relating to circumlocution : circumlocutionary.
  • circumnavigation — to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.
  • circumnavigatory — Pertaining to circumnavigation.
  • circumscriptions — Plural form of circumscription.
  • clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
  • closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
  • closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
  • co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
  • coadministration — Joint administration.
  • cochlear implant — a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease
  • coital exanthema — a common venereal disease affecting horses and cattle, caused by a virus and characterized by the appearance of pustules on the mucous membranes of the genital organs and neighboring skin.
  • collaborationism — The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.
  • combination door — an outside door having a frame into which different types of panels can be inserted, as a screen for summer or storm sash for winter.
  • combination drug — a medication comprised of set dosages of two or more separate drugs.
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