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13-letter words containing r, i, c

  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
  • cookie cutter — A cookie cutter is a tool that is used for cutting cookies into a particular shape before you bake them.
  • cookie-cutter — having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses.
  • 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.
  • cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
  • coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • copolymerized — Polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer.
  • copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
  • coprecipitate — to cause to precipitate together.
  • coptic church — the ancient Christian Church of Egypt
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
  • coralliferous — bearing or containing coral
  • 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.
  • coreferential — (of more than one linguistic expression) designating the same individual or class
  • coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
  • coresidential — relating to joint residency
  • corinth canal — a ship canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf across the Isthmus of Corinth
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