14-letter words containing s, i, n, t, r
- circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
- cis-trans test — a test to define the unit of genetic function, based on whether two mutations of the same character occur in a single chromosome (the cis position) or in different cistrons in each chromosome of a homologous pair (the trans position)
- cisnormativity — (LGBT, neologism) The assumption that all human beings are cisgender, i.e. have a gender identity which matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
- clairsentience — The ability for a person to acquire psychic knowledge by means of feeling.
- clarifications — Plural form of clarification.
- class interval — one of the intervals into which the range of a variable of a distribution is divided, esp one of the divisions of the base line of a bar chart or histogram
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
- co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
- coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- collaborations — Plural form of collaboration.
- commemorations — Plural form of commemoration.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.
- communitarians — Plural form of communitarian.
- companion star — companion1 (def 6).
- compromisation — The act of compromising.
- concentrations — Plural form of concentration.
- concrete music — music consisting of an electronically modified montage of tape-recorded sounds
- concretisation — Alternative spelling of concretization.
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- configurations — Plural form of configuration.
- conflagrations — Plural form of conflagration.
- confrontations — Plural form of confrontation.
- coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
- coniston water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- conscriptional — of or relating to conscription
- conservational — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- conservatively — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- conservativism — Alternative form of conservatism.
- conservatorial — of or relating to a conservator or conservators
- conservatories — Plural form of conservatory.
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- conspirational — of or relating to conspiration
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- conspiratorily — In a conspiratory manner.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- consternations — a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
- constraintlisp — (language) An object-oriented constraint language based on CSP. An extension of Common Lisp and CLOS.
- constructional — the act or art of constructing.
- constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- constructivism — a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture
- constructivist — Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials. Compare suprematism.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.