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13-letter words containing o, n, a, c, l

  • contrafactual — counterfactual.
  • contralateral — relating to or denoting the opposite side of a body, structure, etc
  • contraorbital — of or relating to flight in the orbit of, but in a direction contrary to, a given rocket, ballistic missile, satellite, etc.
  • contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
  • contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • control board — a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.
  • control chart — a chart on which observed values of a variable are plotted, usually against the expected value of the variable and its allowable deviation, so that excessive variations in the quality, quantity, etc, of the variable can be detected
  • control freak — If you say that someone is a control freak, you mean that they want to be in control of every situation they find themselves in.
  • control panel — the part of a machine or piece of equipment that houses the controls
  • controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
  • convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
  • convalescency — convalescence
  • convalescents — Plural form of convalescent.
  • convalidation — In Roman Catholic canon law, the making of a putative marriage valid following the removal of some impediment.
  • convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
  • convexo-plane — plano-convex
  • convocational — Of or pertaining to a convocation.
  • convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
  • conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
  • cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
  • cor pulmonale — pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease
  • coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
  • coralligenous — producing coral
  • core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • coreferential — (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
  • corel ventura — (text, graphics)   (Previously "Ventura Publisher") The first full-featured desktop publishing program available for the IBM personal computer and compatibles. Ventura Publisher was originally distributed by Ventura, a wholy owned subsiduary of Xerox Corporation but was acquired by Corel Corporation in September 1993.
  • coresidential — relating to joint residency
  • corinth canal — a ship canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf across the Isthmus of Corinth
  • corn marigold — an annual plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, with yellow daisy-like flower heads: a common weed of cultivated land: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • corneoscleral — Relating to the cornea and sclera of the eye.
  • cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
  • corporational — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
  • corporealness — The state or quality of being corporeal.
  • correlational — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
  • corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
  • cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
  • cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
  • cost analysis — an economic evaluation
  • costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
  • costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
  • counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
  • counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
  • counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
  • counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
  • countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
  • county family — an old family that has lived in a particular county for several generations
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