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13-letter words containing r, c, n

  • contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
  • contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
  • contrarieties — Plural form of contrariety.
  • 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.
  • contraterrene — not terrestrial
  • contravariant — (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition.
  • contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
  • contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
  • contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
  • contre-partie — (in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
  • contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
  • contributions — Plural form of contribution.
  • contristation — the act of contristing
  • 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 group — any group used as a control in a statistical experiment, esp a group of patients who receive either a placebo or a standard drug during an investigation of the effects of another drug on other patients
  • control panel — the part of a machine or piece of equipment that houses the controls
  • control point — a point at which a potential hazard can be controlled, such as in food production
  • control stick — the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft
  • control tower — A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower.
  • 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.
  • controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
  • controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
  • controversies — Plural form of controversy.
  • controversion — (chiefly, archaic) controversy.
  • controverting — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
  • controvertist — a controversialist
  • conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
  • conventioneer — Conventioneers are people who are attending a convention.
  • conversations — Plural form of conversation.
  • conversazione — a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc
  • convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
  • conveyor belt — A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
  • convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
  • cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
  • cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • copper-fasten — to make (a bargain or agreement) binding
  • 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
  • cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
  • core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
  • core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
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