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15-letter words containing a, c, o

  • capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
  • capital offence — a crime for which the death penalty is used
  • capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.
  • capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
  • capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
  • caprifoliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose
  • car transporter — a vehicle for carrying automobiles
  • carbazotic acid — picric acid.
  • carbon fixation — the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds
  • carbon monoxide — Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
  • carboxylic acid — any of a class of organic acids containing the carboxyl group
  • carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
  • carcinosarcomas — Plural form of carcinosarcoma.
  • cardinal flower — a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers
  • cardinal humour — any of the four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, choler or yellow bile, melancholy or black bile) formerly thought to determine emotional and physical disposition
  • cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
  • cardinal vowels — a set of theoretical vowel sounds, based on the shape of the mouth needed to articulate them, that can be used to classify the vowel sounds of any speaker in any language
  • cardiopulmonary — of, relating to, or affecting the heart and lungs
  • careers officer — a person trained in giving vocational advice, esp to school leavers
  • carnivorousness — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
  • carpometacarpal — Anatomy. of or relating to the carpus and the metacarpus.
  • carpometacarpus — a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
  • carry one's bat — (of an opening batsman) to reach the end of an innings without being dismissed
  • carry the torch — If you say that someone is carrying the torch of a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger.
  • cartesian doubt — willful suspension of all interpretations of experience that are not absolutely certain: used as a method of deriving, by elimination of such uncertainties, axioms upon which to base theories.
  • cartier-bresson — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer
  • case conference — a meeting at which all the parties involved in a medical, legal, or social work case come together to discuss it
  • casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
  • cassette memory — a removable magnetic tape cartridge that stores data and programs.
  • cast a spell on — to put into, or as into, a trance
  • cast a stone at — cast aspersions upon
  • cast around for — If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it.
  • cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
  • cast-iron plant — any of several plants belonging to the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, native to eastern Asia, especially A. eliator, having large evergreen leaves often striped with white, and grown as a houseplant.
  • castanospermine — a substance obtained from the Australian chestnut or black bean tree
  • castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • castner process — a process for extracting sodium from sodium hydroxide, devised by Hamilton Young Castner (1858–98)
  • castrametations — Plural form of castrametation.
  • casual labourer — a person who is employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis
  • cat-o'-mountain — catamountain
  • catastrophising — Present participle of catastrophise.
  • catastrophizing — Present participle of catastrophize.
  • catch (on) fire — to begin burning; ignite
  • catchment board — a public body concerned with the conservation and organization of water supply from a catchment area
  • categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
  • categorisations — Plural form of categorisation.
  • categorizations — Plural form of categorization.
  • category killer — a person, product, or business that dominates a particular market
  • cathedral choir — the choir, traditionally consisting of boys and men, that sings in cathedral services
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