16-letter words that end in e
- chromium dioxide — a chemical compound used as a magnetic coating on cassette tapes; chromium(IV) oxide. Formula: CrO2
- chryselephantine — (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
- church invisible — the entire body of Christian believers on earth and in heaven.
- cigarette beetle — a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.
- cinnamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 12 O 2 , having a piquant, flowerlike odor: used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes.
- circular measure — the measurement of an angle in radians
- circumscriptible — Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.
- circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
- clackmannanshire — a council area and historical county of central Scotland; became part of the Central region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Alloa. Pop: 47 680 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
- clarke's gazelle — dibatag.
- clausal language — (language) (CL) A programming language and proof system developed by Paul Voda and a colleague since 1997, written in Trilogy II.
- clbuttic mistake — the humorous effect created by anti-obscenity filters that automatically replace offensive words in online articles with more acceptable variants
- cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- clinically obese — overweight to a degree which causes medical complications
- cluster headache — a type of recurrent headache characterized by sudden onset and intense pain on one side of the face near the eye
- cluster variable — RR Lyrae star.
- cocktail sausage — a small sausage served with drinks
- code of practice — A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave.
- coign of vantage — an advantageous position or stance for observation or action
- collagen disease — any of a group of diseases, as systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, involving inflammation or degeneration of connective tissue and accompanied by deposition of fibrinous material.
- collection plate — a plate that is used in church to collect money for charity or the support of the church
- college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
- colles' fracture — a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand
- collision course — If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them.
- come full circle — to arrive back at one's starting point
- 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 guidance — a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it
- command language — the language used to access a computer system
- commission house — a brokerage firm that buys and sells for customers on a commission basis
- committee of one — an individual person designated to function alone as a committee.
- common knowledge — something widely or generally known
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- community centre — A community centre is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- companion volume — a book that complements another on a related subject, usually by the same author
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- competitive edge — business: superiority
- complete lattice — A lattice is a partial ordering of a set under a relation where all finite subsets have a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound. A complete lattice also has these for infinite subsets. Every finite lattice is complete. Some authors drop the requirement for greatest lower bounds.
- complex sentence — a sentence containing at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
- complex variable — a variable to which complex numbers may be assigned as value.
- compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
- computer science — the study of computers and their application
- concertina table — an extensible table having a hinged double top falling onto a hinged frame that unfolds like an accordion when pulled out.
- conditional sale — a sale in which the title of a property remains with the seller until some condition is met, as the payment of the full purchase price.
- conference table — a large table, often rectangular, around which a number of people may be seated, as when holding a conference
- congo free state — a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- consignment note — a document containing particulars of goods for shipment and which provides proof that the consignment has been received by the carrier for delivery
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.