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17-letter words containing t, i, a, n, u

  • centrifugal force — In physics, centrifugal force is the force that makes objects move outwards when they are spinning around something or travelling in a curve.
  • chemical equation — a representation of a chemical reaction using symbols of the elements to indicate the amount of substance, usually in moles, of each reactant and product
  • chincoteague pony — a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.
  • chinese turkestan — the E part of the central Asian region of Turkestan: corresponds generally to the present-day Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China
  • christmas pudding — Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas.
  • chugach mountains — a coastal mountain range in S Alaska, extending W from the St. Elias Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Marcus Baker, 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
  • church triumphant — those Christians in heaven who have triumphed over evil and the enemies of Christ.
  • circassian walnut — the hard, heavy, brown or purplish wood of the English walnut
  • circular function — trigonometric function (def 1).
  • circular triangle — a triangle in which each side is the arc of a circle
  • circumlocutionary — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
  • circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
  • circumstantiating — Present participle of circumstantiate.
  • clairaut equation — a differential equation of the form y = xy prime; + f (y prime;).
  • classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
  • classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  • close punctuation — punctuation in which many commas, full stops, etc, are used
  • colloquialization — The process or result of making colloquial.
  • colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
  • columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling.
  • communication gap — a lack of communication
  • communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • commuter airplane — air taxi.
  • compilation album — a musical recording consisting of works chosen for a particular purpose or theme
  • compound fraction — complex fraction
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • computer terminal — a keyboard and computer monitor connected to a computer
  • conceptualisation — The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
  • conceptualization — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • configurationally — With regard to a configuration.
  • consequentialness — The quality or state of being consequential.
  • consolidated fund — a fund into which tax revenue is paid in order to meet standing charges, esp interest payments on the national debt
  • constitutionalism — the principles, spirit, or system of government in accord with a constitution, esp a written constitution
  • constitutionalist — an adherent or advocate of constitutionalism or of an existing constitution.
  • constitutionality — In a particular political system, the constitutionality of a law or action is the fact that it is allowed by the constitution.
  • constitutionalize — to provide with a constitution
  • construction loan — the act or fact of taking out.
  • consubstantiation — the doctrine that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists within the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
  • contextualisation — Alt form contextualization.
  • contextualization — The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.
  • continental crust — that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
  • continental quilt — a quilt, stuffed with down or a synthetic material and containing pockets of air, used as a bed cover in place of the top sheet and blankets
  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
  • coordinate clause — one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
  • counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
  • counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
  • counter-migration — a migration in the opposite direction.
  • counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
  • counteraccusation — An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
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