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15-letter words containing c, a, l, s

  • consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
  • consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
  • consideratively — in a considerative manner
  • constable glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century, having a heavy foot, a tall body, and a capacity of 1 quart (0.946 liters).
  • constant dollar — a dollar valued according to its purchasing power in an arbitrarily set year and then adjusted for price changes in other years so that real purchasing power can be compared by giving prices as they would presumably be in the base year.
  • constitutionals — Plural form of constitutional.
  • contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
  • container class — (programming)   A class whose instances are collections of other objects. Examples include arrays, lists, queues and stacks. A container class typically provides methods such as count, insert, delete and search.
  • contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
  • control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
  • controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
  • controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
  • conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
  • conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
  • convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
  • cooley's anemia — a form of thalassemia characterized by severe anemia, growth retardation, etc. and usually resulting in death at an early age: the genes causing this condition are inherited from both parents
  • coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
  • 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
  • corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
  • corpora callosa — corpus callosum
  • 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.
  • corpus callosum — the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • cosmopolitanism — free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • cost of capital — The cost of capital is how much it costs to borrow money with interest or issue securities to raise money.
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • cottonseed meal — the residue of cottonseed kernels from which oil has been extracted, used as fodder or fertilizer
  • could care less — feel(s) the least possible degree of interest, sympathy, etc.
  • counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
  • cover all bases — take full precautions
  • cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
  • cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
  • cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
  • cranberry glass — reddish-pink transparent glassware first made in England and the U.S. in the mid-19th century.
  • crepuscular ray — a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in high clouds and illuminating dust particles in the air.
  • crestfallenness — the state of being crestfallen
  • criminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of criminalization.
  • crimson rosella — an Australian parrot, Platycercus elegans, often kept as a cage bird
  • crocodile tears — If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
  • cross assembler — an assembler that runs on a computer other than the one for which it assembles programs
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