13-letter words containing a, r, e, c, t
- cotransporter — (biochemistry) An integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.
- cottage fries — potatoes that have been thinly sliced and then fried
- cottage grove — a town in E Minnesota.
- cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counter staff — people who work behind the counter of a bank, post office, etc
- counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
- counter-argue — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteractive — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterdemand — a demand made in response to another demand
- countermanded — Simple past tense and past participle of countermand.
- counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
- counterscarps — Plural form of counterscarp.
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- counterstream — a stream (of matter) which travels in the opposite direction
- countertactic — an opposing tactic
- counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- covent garden — a district of central London: famous for its former fruit, vegetable, and flower market, now a shopping precinct
- covert action — a secret action undertaken to influence the course of political events, as a government intelligence operation.
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- cracker state — a nickname for Georgia
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- craftspersons — Plural form of craftsperson.
- credentialing — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- credentialled — having credentials
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- credit bureau — an agency that is a clearinghouse for information on the credit rating of individuals or firms
- credit rating — Your credit rating is a judgment of how likely you are to pay money back if you borrow it or buy things on credit.
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- creole tomato — cherry tomato.