15-letter words containing u, n, s, o, r, c
- constructionist — a person who interprets constitutional law in a certain way, esp strictly
- constructivists — Plural form of constructivist.
- consulting room — A doctor's or therapist's consulting room is the room in which they see their patients.
- consumer choice — the range of competing products and services from which a consumer can choose
- consumer credit — Consumer credit is money that is lent to people by organizations such as banks, building societies, and shops so that they can buy things.
- consumer demand — a measure of consumers' desire for a product or service based on its availability
- consumer market — the market of consumers for a particular good or service
- consumer strike — a boycott of a product by consumers, often in protest over a raise in its price.
- contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
- continuous-form — of or relating to paper, blank forms, checks, etc., supplied in a folded stack or roll to a device, as a computer printer, generally with perforations between sheets for later separation and often with detachable punched edges used to advance the sheets through the device.
- contrariousness — The state or quality of being contrarious.
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
- cotton industry — the business of spinning and weaving cotton
- coumarone resin — any of the group of thermosetting resins derived by the polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and printing inks.
- counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- counter-sinking — to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), especially by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
- counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
- countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
- countercultures — Plural form of counterculture.
- countercurrents — Plural form of countercurrent.
- counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterinstance — an instance that refutes a theory
- countermeasures — Plural form of countermeasure.
- counterpressure — an opposing pressure
- counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
- counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
- counterquestion — a question which acts as a reply to another question
- counterresponse — a response or reply which opposes or answers a previous response
- countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- countersubjects — Plural form of countersubject.
- country western — country music
- court christian — ecclesiastical court.
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- cromolyn sodium — a substance, C 23 H 14 Na 2 O 11 , used as a preventive inhalant for bronchial asthma and hay fever.
- croque-monsieur — a sandwich filled with ham and cheese, either dipped in egg batter or buttered on the outside, and toasted or grilled
- crossfunctional — Spanning several functions.
- crosslinguistic — relating to different languages
- crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
- cum grano salis — with a grain of salt; not too literally
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- debenture stock — stock that pays a fixed rate of interest at fixed intervals
- debt counsellor — a person who advises people who are in debt on how to deal with their debt and get out of it
- defunct process — zombie process