15-letter words containing o, r, a, l, c, n
- chloramphenicol — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C11H12N2O5Cl2
- chocolate brown — a dark brown
- cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
- cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- chorioallantoic — relating to the chorioallantois
- chorioallantois — the membrane of a fetus that is formed by the merging of the allantois and the chorion
- chronologically — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- church slavonic — Old Church Slavonic, esp as preserved in the liturgical use of the Orthodox church
- cinderella book — (publication) "Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation", by John Hopcroft and Jeffrey Ullman, (Addison-Wesley, 1979). So called because the cover depicts a girl (putatively Cinderella) sitting in front of a Rube Goldberg device and holding a rope coming out of it. On the back cover, the device is in shambles after she has (inevitably) pulled on the rope. See also book titles.
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circularization — to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- climb indicator — an instrument that shows the rate of ascent or descent of an aircraft, operating on a differential pressure principle.
- cloak-and-sword — (of a drama or work of fiction) dealing with characters who wear cloaks and swords; concerned with the customs and romance of the nobility in bygone times.
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- clotting factor — any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coleman lantern — a gasoline lantern that gives a bright light, used by campers
- colour contrast — the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- colourpoint cat — a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears, feet, tail, nose, and scrotum (in males)
- combinatorially — in a combinatorial manner
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commercial bank — a bank primarily concerned with accepting demand deposits, used as checking accounts
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- communal aerial — a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
- compleat angler — a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- concealed-carry — the practice of carrying a concealed gun or other weapon in public.
- conference call — A conference call is a phone call in which more than two people take part.
- configurability — The property of being configurable.
- configurational — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conformableness — The state or quality of being conformable.
- confrontational — If you describe the way that someone behaves as confrontational, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are aggressive and likely to cause an argument or dispute.
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- congratulations — You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- constant dollar — a dollar valued according to its purchasing power in an arbitrarily set year and then adjusted for price changes in other years so that real purchasing power can be compared by giving prices as they would presumably be in the base year.
- container class — (programming) A class whose instances are collections of other objects. Examples include arrays, lists, queues and stacks. A container class typically provides methods such as count, insert, delete and search.