13-letter words containing r, e, c, i
- commercial at — (character) "@". ASCII code 64. Common names: at sign, at, strudel. Rare: each, vortex, whorl, INTERCAL: whirlpool, cyclone, snail, ape, cat, rose, cabbage, amphora. ITU-T: commercial at. The @ sign is used in an electronic mail address to separate the local part from the hostname. This dates back to July 1972 when Ray Tomlinson was designing the first[?] e-mail program. It is ironic that @ has become a trendy mark of Internet awareness since it is a very old symbol, derived from the latin preposition "ad" (at). Giorgio Stabile, a professor of history in Rome, has traced the symbol back to the Italian Renaissance in a Roman mercantile document signed by Francesco Lapi on 1536-05-04. In Dutch it is called "apestaartje" (little ape-tail), in German "affenschwanz" (ape tail). The French name is "arobase". In Spain and Portugal it denotes a weight of about 25 pounds, the weight and the symbol are called "arroba". Italians call it "chiocciola" (snail). See @-party.
- commercialese — business jargon
- commercialise — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commercialism — Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
- commercialist — the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce.
- commerciality — commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit: Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.
- commercialize — If something is commercialized, it is used or changed in such a way that it makes money or profits, often in a way that people disapprove of.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiserative — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissioners — a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- commuter line — a railway line that mainly serves commuters
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- compiler jock — A programmer who specialises in writing compilers.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computer chip — a small integrated circuit of a kind used in computers
- computer disk — a computer data storage device such as a hard drive or floppy disk
- computer file — file
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
- concentrative — tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
- concentricity — having a common center, as circles or spheres.
- concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- concessionary — A concessionary price is a special price which is lower than the normal one and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.
- concessioners — Plural form of concessioner.
- concretionary — formed by concretion; consisting of concreted matter or masses.
- concurrencies — Plural form of concurrency.
- conductimetry — the science of measuring the conductivity of solutions.
- confarreation — (in ancient Rome) the highest form of marriage, which was marked by the offering of a cake to Jupiter
- confectionary — a place where confections are kept or made
- confectioners — Plural form of confectioner.
- confectionery — Confectionery is sweets and chocolates.
- confederacies — Plural form of confederacy.
- confederating — Present participle of confederate.
- confederation — A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
- confederative — of confederates or a confederation
- confessionary — of or relating to confession, especially auricular confession of sins.
- confessorship — the office or function of a confessor