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16-letter words containing ng

  • character string — a series of characters that can be manipulated as a group, but do not necessarily represent anything
  • chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
  • checking account — A checking account is a personal bank account which you can take money out of at any time using your cheque book or cash card.
  • checking deposit — a deposit on which cheques may be drawn
  • chemical peeling — a cosmetic process in which a substance containing a chemical (esp alpha-hydroxy acids) is applied to the skin of the face and peeled away to remove a layer of dead cells
  • chequing account — (in Canada) account against which cheques can be drawn
  • chiang ching-kuo — 1910–88, Chinese statesman; the son of Chiang Kai-shek. He was prime minister of Taiwan (1971–78); president (1978–88)
  • chimney-climbing — the sport of climbing a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter
  • chipping sparrow — a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe
  • cholangiographic — Relating to cholangiography.
  • choriomeningitis — (medicine) A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
  • christening robe — a long white dress worn by a baby at his or her christening
  • chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
  • church suffering — the souls in purgatory.
  • circuit training — Circuit training is a type of physical training in which you do a series of different exercises, each for a few minutes.
  • circular sailing — a method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
  • circumambulating — Present participle of circumambulate.
  • circumnavigating — Present participle of circumnavigate.
  • clausal language — (language)   (CL) A programming language and proof system developed by Paul Voda and a colleague since 1997, written in Trilogy II.
  • cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
  • cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
  • clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
  • closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
  • colorado springs — a city and resort in central Colorado. Pop: 370 448 (2003 est)
  • combining weight — the atomic weight of an atom or radical divided by its valence.
  • come/bring alive — If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
  • command language — the language used to access a computer system
  • complexing agent — an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex.
  • congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
  • congo free state — a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • congressionalist — of or relating to a congress.
  • consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
  • consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
  • considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
  • constant folding — (compiler)   A compiler optimisation technique where constant subexpressions are evaluated at compile time. This is usually only applied to built-in numerical and boolean operators whereas partial evaluation is more general in that expressions involving user-defined functions may also be evaluated at compile time.
  • constant mapping — (networking)   A precursor to ARP used by some TCP software in which the destination Ethernet address is constructed from the top 24 bits of the source Ethernet address followed by the low 24 bits of the (class A) destination Internet address. For this scheme the top 24 bits of the Ethernet address must be the same on all hosts on the network.
  • consulting hours — the hours during which health practitioners are available for consultation
  • contact printing — the process of making contact prints.
  • contingency fund — a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
  • contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
  • continuous hinge — a long narrow hinge that runs the full length of the two surfaces to which its leaves are joined.
  • contract killing — a murder carried out in fulfilment of a contract
  • contraindicating — Present participle of contraindicate.
  • control language — (language)   (CL) The batch language for IBM RPG/38, used in conjunction with RPG III. See also OCL.
  • coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
  • correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
  • counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
  • counterattacking — Present participle of counterattack.
  • counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
  • counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
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