16-letter words containing o, n, y, c
- century meltdown — Year 2000
- chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
- chernobyl packet — (networking) /cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ A network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, named in memory of the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ethernet address and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. Compare Christmas tree packet.
- chondrodysplasia — (medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism.
- chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
- circumnavigatory — Pertaining to circumnavigation.
- city of aberdeen — a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
- cladogenetically — By means of cladogenesis.
- clean technology — techniques used in manufacturing processes that minimize the damage caused to the environment
- clinically obese — overweight to a degree which causes medical complications
- close by/at hand — Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.
- close one's eyes — to die
- closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
- coherence theory — the theory of truth that every true statement, insofar as it is true, describes its subject in the totality of its relationship with all other things.
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commonsensically — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- commonwealth day — the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth
- communion sunday — any Sunday on which communion is administered.
- community action — campaigns undertaken by the people living in a particular place
- community center — A community center is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
- community centre — A community centre is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- community church — an independent or denominational church in a particular community.
- community leader — a leading figure in a community
- community school — a school offering some nonacademic activities related to life in a particular community and often serving as a community centre
- community spirit — willingness and desire to participate in activities that promote a community
- community worker — someone who works for the benefit of a community, esp for a social service agency
- companionability — The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
- company of jesus — former name of the Society of Jesus.
- complex analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with analytic functions of a complex variable.
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- concatenated key — compound key
- confused elderly — old and no longer having mental abilities sufficient for independent living
- consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
- conscience money — money paid voluntarily to compensate for dishonesty, esp money paid voluntarily for taxes formerly evaded
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- consonant system — the consonant phonemes of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
- conspiratorially — the act of conspiring.
- constitutionally — in composition or physique
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructed type — (types) A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
- constructibility — The condition of being constructible.
- constructionally — In a constructional manner.
- consumer society — You can use consumer society to refer to a society where people think that spending money on goods and services is very important.
- content analysis — analysis to determine the meaning, purpose, or effect of any type of communication, as literature, newspapers, or broadcasts, by studying and evaluating the details, innuendoes, and implications of the content, recurrent themes, etc.
- continental army — the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington.
- contingency fund — a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
- contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
- control freakery — an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening