| containment structure |
the building in which a commercial nuclear reactor is housed. |
| contaminant |
something that contaminates something else. |
| contaminate |
to make impure or unusable by contact or by adding a harmful substance. |
| contamination |
the act of contaminating or condition of being contaminated. [2 definitions] |
| contd. |
abbreviation of "continued." |
| conté |
a hard crayon of clay and graphite, usu. of a dark color such as brown or black. |
| contemn |
to view or treat with contempt; despise; loathe. |
| contemplate |
to look at long and thoughtfully. [4 definitions] |
| contemplation |
thoughtful reflection or examination; act of contemplating. [2 definitions] |
| contemplative |
characterized by or given to contemplation; meditative; thoughtful. [2 definitions] |
| contemporaneous |
starting, existing, or occurring at the same, or roughly the same, time. |
| contemporary |
existing in, relating to, or belonging to the same period of time. [4 definitions] |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust, as at something wicked or unworthy; scorn. [3 definitions] |
| contemptible |
deserving of or viewed with contempt; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing contempt; scornful. |
| contend |
to strive against difficulties or opposition (usu. fol. by "with"). [4 definitions] |
| contender |
a person who competes with other people to try to win something, such as a prize or a position. |
| content1 |
(usu. pl.) whatever is contained or held in a receptacle, container, or something seen as a container. [5 definitions] |
| content2 |
wanting no more than what one has; satisfied. [3 definitions] |
| contented |
satisfied with existing conditions; content. |
| contention |
a struggle between or among people or ideas; strife; argument. [3 definitions] |