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15-letter words containing a, c, e, s, p, r

  • centipede grass — a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
  • cephalothoraxes — Plural form of cephalothorax.
  • cervical plexus — a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.
  • ceteris paribus — other things being equal
  • chairpersonship — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
  • character space — a space in a computer file into which a character can be fitted or which can be left blank
  • charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
  • cheap assembler — (tool)   (CHASM) A shareware assembler for MS-DOS.
  • chemoautotrophs — Plural form of chemoautotroph.
  • chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
  • chile saltpeter — sodium nitrate, esp. as found naturally in Chile and Peru
  • chile saltpetre — a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate: a soluble white or colourless mineral occurring in arid regions, esp in Chile and Peru
  • chinese parsley — coriander leaves used as an herb; cilantro
  • choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
  • christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
  • chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
  • ciliary process — one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.
  • class president — the student president of a school or college class
  • cleptoparasites — Plural form of cleptoparasite.
  • clumber spaniel — a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head
  • company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
  • comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
  • comparison test — a comparison of particular qualities or traits in two or more things in order to get a measurable assessment
  • complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
  • complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • compromise rail — a rail for linking rails having different sections.
  • computerisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of computerization.
  • concert pianist — a person who earns a living from giving solo performances on the piano in front of audiences
  • conservatorship — the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairs
  • contact process — a catalytic method for producing sulfuric acid from sulfur dioxide and oxygen.
  • contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
  • contrapositives — (logic) Plural form of contrapositive.
  • cooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • copper arsenite — a yellowish-green, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, CuHAsO 3 , used chiefly as a pigment and as an insecticide.
  • copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
  • corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
  • crash programme — a short intensive programme to learn a skill, language, etc
  • crepuscular ray — a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in high clouds and illuminating dust particles in the air.
  • crescent-shaped — having the shape of a crescent
  • cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
  • cryoprotectants — Plural form of cryoprotectant.
  • customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
  • cyanide process — a process for recovering gold and silver from ores by treatment with a weak solution of sodium cyanide
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