13-letter words containing a, r, c, t
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- christiansand — former name of Kristiansand.
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatograms — Plural form of chromatogram.
- chromatograph — a piece of equipment that provides the outcome of a chromatographic test
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromatophore — a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- church father — any of the writers on Christian doctrine of the pre-Scholastic period
- cicatrization — Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
- cigarette end — the part of a cigarette that is held in the mouth and that remains unsmoked after it is finished
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- circuit board — A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- circumagitate — (transitive) To agitate on all sides.
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- citation form — the spoken form a word has when produced in isolation, such as when cited for purposes of illustration, as distinguished from the form it would have when produced in the normal stream of speech.
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- clairsentient — Exhibiting or pertaining to clairsentience.
- clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
- clarification — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
- clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.