14-letter words containing o, i, c
- 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.
- copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
- copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
- copper pyrites — chalcopyrite
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- coquettishness — The state or quality of being coquettish.
- coquilhatville — former name of Mbandaka.
- corazon aquino — Corazon C [kawr-uh-zon,, kor-] /ˈkɔr əˌzɒn,, ˈkɒr-/ (Show IPA), 1933–2009, Philippine political leader: president 1986–92.
- coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
- coriolis force — a fictitious force used to explain a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the earth when observed from the earth. The deflection (Coriolis effect) is due to the earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a pole
- 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.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- corolliflorous — corollifloral
- corona radiata — the layer of follicle cells surrounding an ovum and remaining attached to it following ovulation.
- coronary sinus — a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium.
- corpus christi — a festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- corpuscularian — an adherent of corpuscular theory
- corpuscularism — (philosophy) Ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion.
- corpuscularity — the state of being corpuscular
- correctability — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corroborations — Plural form of corroboration.
- corruptibility — that can or might be corrupted.
- corticonuclear — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
- corticosteroid — any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects carbohydrate, protein, and electrolyte metabolism, gonad function, and immune response
- corticosterone — a glucocorticoid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex. Formula: C21H30O4
- corticotrophic — stimulating the adrenal cortex; adrenocorticotrophic
- corticotrophin — (hormone) adrenocorticotropic hormone.
- cosi fan tutte — a comic opera (1790) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cosmetologists — Plural form of cosmetologist.
- cosmochemistry — the study of the chemical composition of the celestial bodies
- cosmogonically — In a cosmogonic manner.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cosmologically — In a cosmological way.
- cosmopolitical — relating to all polities
- cost of living — The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
- cost-conscious — having an awareness of costs; careful about spending
- cost-effective — Something that is cost-effective saves or makes a lot of money in comparison with the costs involved.
- cost-efficient — cost-effective.
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
- cottage window — a double-hung window with an upper sash smaller than the lower.
- cotton batting — cotton wadding, as used in quilt making
- cotton stainer — any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae