17-letter words containing con

inconceivableness — The quality of being inconceivable.
inconsequentially — The adverb form of inconsequential: to do something in a manner of little consequence.
inconsiderateness — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
inconspicuousness — The condition of being inconspicuous.
inter-convertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
interconfessional — common to or occurring between churches having different confessions.
interconnectivity — The state or quality of being interconnected.
internal conflict — psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense: Hamlet's inaction is caused by internal conflict.
inventory control — the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
iron constitution — a particularly strong and resistant physical make-up
irreconcilability — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
knowledge economy — an economy in which information services are dominant as an area of growth
line conditioning — (communications) The adjustment of electrical characteristics of, e.g., twisted pair telephone lines by insertion of components such as resistors, capacitors, transformers or (commonly) inductors. Lines intended for analogue voice signals usually have inductors inserted every few miles; such a line is said to be "loaded". The special purpose lines which have neither inductors nor the DC voltage which powers ordinary telephones are said to be "dry," and are much better for data transmission.
linking consonant — a consonant inserted between two vowels in speech
living conditions — material circumstances in which sb lives
magnetic constant — the permeability of free space, which has the value 4π × 10–7 henry per metre
make conversation — If you make conversation, you talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to.
microconstituents — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
mill construction — heavy, fire-resistant timber construction within masonry walls, all vertical communication being within masonry towers provided with fire doors.
naming convention — 1. (programming) variable naming convention. 2. (networking) Universal Naming Convention.
non-confrontation — an act of confronting.
non-consideration — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
non-containerized — to package (freight) in uniform, sealed containers for shipment.
non-contamination — the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
nonconstitutional — of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
numerical control — control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.
occipital condyle — a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
on condition that — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
overconcentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
overconscientious — Excessively conscientious.
paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
photoconductivity — the increase in the electrical conductivity of a substance, often nonmetallic, caused by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
planck's constant — the fundamental constant of quantum mechanics, expressing the ratio of the energy of one quantum of radiation to the frequency of the radiation and approximately equal to 6.624 × 10− 27 erg-seconds. Symbol: h.
polar continental — a type of cold, dry air mass originating at high latitudes over land areas
political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
pre-concentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
promenade concert — a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit
reconstructionism — a 20th-century movement among U.S. Jews, founded by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, advocating that Judaism, being a culture and way of life as well as a religion, is in sum a religious civilization requiring constant adaptation to contemporary conditions so that Jews can identify more readily and meaningfully with the Jewish community.
reconstructionist — an advocate or supporter of Reconstruction or Reconstructionism.
remote-controlled — A remote-controlled machine or device is controlled from a distance by the use of radio or electronic signals.
road construction — the building of roads
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
second generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.

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