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17-letter words containing a, s, c

  • class-b amplifier — an electronic amplifier in which the output flows for half of the input signal cycle
  • class-c amplifier — an electronic amplifier in which the output current flows for less than half of the input cycle
  • classical chinese — a written form of Chinese used from about the 5th century b.c. to 220 a.d.
  • classical college — (in Quebec) a college offering a programme that emphasizes the classics and leads to university entrance
  • classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
  • classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
  • classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  • classless society — a society in which class distinctions are negligible or absent
  • clear box testing — white box testing
  • cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
  • clicks and mortar — making use of traditional trading methods in conjunction with internet trading
  • clicks-and-mortar — pertaining to or denoting a company that does business on the Internet and in traditional stores or offices.
  • clipperton island — an uninhabited atoll in the E Pacific SW of Mexico, under French administration. Area: 6 sq km (2.3 sq miles)
  • close corporation — a small private limited company
  • close parenthesis — right parenthesis
  • close punctuation — punctuation in which many commas, full stops, etc, are used
  • closed-captioning — (of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC.
  • closing-down sale — a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
  • clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
  • coal-tar creosote — impure phenol or carbolic acid, distinct from the creosote of wood tar.
  • coarse-grain salt — salt with a much larger grain size than table salt
  • coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
  • cocktail waitress — a woman who serves in a bar or cocktail lounge
  • codlins-and-cream — an onagraceous plant, Epilobium hirsutum, native to Europe and Asia and introduced into North America, having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves
  • coitus reservatus — the deliberate delaying or avoidance of orgasm during intercourse
  • coldstream guards — a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.
  • coliform bacillus — any of several bacilli, especially Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution.
  • collaborativeness — Quality of being collaborative.
  • colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
  • colour subcarrier — a component of a colour television signal on which is modulated the colour or chrominance information
  • combine harvester — A combine harvester is a large machine which is used on farms to cut, sort, and clean grain.
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • comedie francaise — the French national theatre, founded in Paris in 1680
  • comedy of manners — a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
  • comity of nations — the friendly recognition accorded by one nation to the laws and usages of another
  • commercialisation — Alternative spelling of commercialization.
  • commodity markets — stock markets in which commodities are traded
  • communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
  • companionableness — The state or quality of being companionable.
  • company secretary — A company secretary is a person whose job within a company is to keep the legal affairs, accounts, and administration in order.
  • compartmentalised — Simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalise.
  • compartmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize.
  • compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
  • compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
  • compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
  • complement clause — a subordinate clause that functions as the subject, direct object, or prepositional object of a verb, as that you like it in I'm surprised that you like it.
  • complementariness — forming a complement; completing.
  • complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
  • complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
  • composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
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