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16-letter words containing a, d, m

  • capital employed — the money used by a business for buying land, buildings, equipment etc
  • cardinal numbers — Also called cardinal numeral. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three, etc. (distinguished from ordinal number).
  • cardiotachometer — a device for counting heartbeats, usually displaying the number of beats per minute
  • cascade molecule — a synthetic polymer with a branching, treelike structure; a type of macromolecule in which chains radiate out from a central atom or cluster of atoms to transfer genetic material to living cells.
  • castellated beam — a rolled metal beam the web of which is first divided by a lengthwise zigzag cut, then welded together so as to join the peaks of both halves, thus increasing its depth and strength.
  • chain of command — the various individual officers, ranks etc that constitute a hierarchy each level receiving orders from the one above it and passing on the orders to the one below
  • chamber of trade — a national organization representing local chambers of commerce
  • character comedy — comedy, or a comedy, in which the main source of humour is in the character of the people represented in it
  • charmed particle — See at charmed (def 2).
  • chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
  • chopped tomatoes — tomatoes cut into pieces
  • christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
  • christmas island — an island in the Indian Ocean, south of Java: administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia; phosphate mining. Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
  • churidar pyjamas — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
  • circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
  • clermont-ferrand — a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
  • co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
  • coadministration — Joint administration.
  • combination door — an outside door having a frame into which different types of panels can be inserted, as a screen for summer or storm sash for winter.
  • combination drug — a medication comprised of set dosages of two or more separate drugs.
  • come and get it! — the meal is ready!
  • 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
  • commodity dollar — the unit of a proposed system of currency, that would have a fluctuating gold value determined at regular intervals on the basis of an official index of the prices of key commodities
  • common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
  • common-or-garden — You can use common-or-garden to describe something you think is ordinary and not special in any way.
  • commonwealth day — the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth
  • communion sunday — any Sunday on which communion is administered.
  • community leader — a leading figure in a community
  • companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
  • condensed matter — crystalline and amorphous solids and liquids, including liquid crystals, glasses, polymers, and gels
  • confederationism — The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
  • conical pendulum — a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.
  • consumer durable — Consumer durables are goods which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
  • control commands — keyed instructions conveyed to a computer by using the control key in conjunction with the standard keys
  • coram non judice — before a court lacking the authority to hear and decide the case in question.
  • coromandel coast — the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River
  • couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
  • crash test dummy — a dummy used in crash tests
  • creme de bananes — a liqueur flavored with bananas.
  • crested screamer — a goose-like aquatic bird, Chauna torquata, of the family Anhimidae of tropical and subtropical South America, having a crest on the back of its head: order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, etc)
  • critical damping — the minimum amount of viscous damping that results in a displaced system returning to its original position without oscillation
  • cumberland sauce — a cold sauce made from orange and lemon juice, port, and redcurrant jelly, served with ham, game, or other meat
  • cyanogen bromide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous, volatile, crystalline solid, BrCN, used chiefly as a fumigant and a pesticide.
  • cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
  • dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
  • dafydd ap gwilym — ?1320–?1380, Welsh poet
  • dandruff shampoo — a preparation of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and which helps to control and reduce dandruff
  • dark of the moon — the period during which the moon is not visible.
  • data compression — the act of compressing.
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