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15-letter words that end in e

  • copying machine — a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.
  • cornflower blue — a deep vivid blue, like that of the typical blooms of a cornflower
  • corporate image — the way an organization is presented to or perceived by its members and the public
  • correction tape — a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake, on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
  • cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • cottonseed cake — cotton cake.
  • coude telescope — a telescope in which light from the primary mirror is reflected along the polar axis to additional mirrors, and in which the focus (coudé focus) is independent of the telescope's motion, permitting the use of heavy instruments without disturbing the delicate balance of the telescope.
  • counter-culture — Counter-culture is a set of values, ideas, and ways of behaving that are completely different from those of the rest of society.
  • 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.
  • counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
  • counterevidence — evidence that refutes other evidence
  • counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
  • counterinstance — an instance that refutes a theory
  • countermandable — able to be countermanded
  • counterpressure — an opposing pressure
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • counterresponse — a response or reply which opposes or answers a previous response
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
  • country cottage — a small house in the country, esp one used for holidays
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • coup de theatre — a dramatic turn of events, esp in a play
  • courier service — a special delivery service
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • cracked residue — Cracked residue is the substance that is left when hydrocarbons in fuel have decomposed during thermal or catalytic cracking.
  • cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
  • cranberry juice — the juice of cranberries
  • cranberry sauce — a sauce made from cranberries, often eaten with turkey
  • crash programme — a short intensive programme to learn a skill, language, etc
  • creatine kinase — an enzyme that, during muscular activity, catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from phosphocreatine in muscle to produce ATP.
  • creeping fescue — red fescue.
  • creeping jennie — moneywort.
  • creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers
  • creme de fraise — a liqueur flavored principally with strawberries.
  • creme de menthe — a liqueur flavoured with peppermint, usually bright green in colour
  • crestone needle — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,197 feet (4330 meters).
  • criminal damage — intentionally damaging property that belongs to someone else, including public property
  • crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
  • critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
  • critter cuisine — food consisting of the flesh of insects, eaten as a delicacy in some parts of the world
  • crohn's disease — inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum
  • croix de guerre — a French military decoration awarded for gallantry in battle: established 1915
  • cross tolerance — the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.
  • cross-fertilize — to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • cross-reference — A cross-reference is a note in a book which tells you that there is relevant or more detailed information in another part of the book.
  • cross-tolerance — the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.
  • crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
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