15-letter words containing o, n, c, e, i, a
- authentications — Plural form of authentication.
- autocorrelation — the condition occurring when successive items in a series are correlated so that their covariance is not zero and they are not independent
- back projection — a method of projecting pictures onto a translucent screen so that they are viewed from the opposite side, used esp in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving
- baconian method — induction (def 4a).
- baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
- barcelona chair — an armless, padded leather chair on a steel frame shaped like a curved X: Barcelona is a trademark for this chair
- bargain counter — a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices
- barn conversion — the adaptation of a farm barn into a building serving a different use, such as a house or commercial premises
- basic education — (in India) education in which all teaching is correlated with the learning of a craft
- bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
- bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
- benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- benzal chloride — a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.
- beta conversion — (theory) A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
- bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
- biomechanically — from a biomechanical point of view
- black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
- bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
- blast injection — the injection of liquid fuel directly into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine using a blast of high-pressure air to atomize the spray of fuel
- borderline case — a person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something
- bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
- brachistochrone — the curve between two points through which a body moves under the force of gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve; the path of quickest descent
- branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
- bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
- britneyfication — the effect on clothes and fashions of following the revealing styles favoured by the US pop singer Britney Spears (born 1981)
- bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
- cacodaemoniacal — Demonic; evil.
- cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
- caernarvonshire — (until 1974) a county of NW Wales, now part of Gwynedd
- cairngorm-stone — smoky quartz.
- caisson disease — decompression sickness
- calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
- calendarization — the process of calendarizing
- california rose — a cultivated variety of a bindweed, Calystegia hederacea, having showy, double, rose-colored flowers.
- call into being — to create
- calvin coolidge — Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th president of the U.S. 1923–29.
- campaign worker — a person who carries out duties for a political candidate or party, esp before an election
- canadian forces — the official name for the military forces of Canada
- canadian legion — a national social club for veterans of the Canadian armed services.
- cancel a policy — If you cancel a policy, you terminate a contract of insurance.
- canisterization — the process of putting (something) into a canister or canisters
- capital offence — a crime for which the death penalty is used
- carbon monoxide — Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
- carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- cardinal flower — a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers
- cardinal vowels — a set of theoretical vowel sounds, based on the shape of the mouth needed to articulate them, that can be used to classify the vowel sounds of any speaker in any language
- carnivorousness — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- cartesian doubt — willful suspension of all interpretations of experience that are not absolutely certain: used as a method of deriving, by elimination of such uncertainties, axioms upon which to base theories.
- cartier-bresson — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer
- casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.