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15-letter words containing c, a, l, t, o, r

  • at the controls — If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
  • atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • autocorrelation — the condition occurring when successive items in a series are correlated so that their covariance is not zero and they are not independent
  • autocorrelative — Relating to autocorrelation.
  • autofluorescent — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autofluorescence.
  • automatic rifle — a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
  • automorphically — in an automorphic manner
  • autotrophically — through an autotrophic process
  • bacterial ghost — a bacterial cell that is emptied and filled artificially with another substance
  • bacteriological — Of or relating to bacteriology or bacteria.
  • balance control — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
  • bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
  • bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
  • black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
  • black snakeroot — a tall bugbane, Cimicifuga racemosa, of the buttercup family, of eastern North America, having thin, tapering, toothed or deeply cut leaflets and branched clusters of small, white flowers.
  • bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • bucket elevator — a chain of buckets for raising liquids or materials to a higher level
  • buffalo currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes odoratum, of the central U.S., having showy, drooping clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and edible black fruit.
  • bullock's heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
  • bullock's-heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
  • calcareous tufa — tufa
  • caldecott award — an annual award in the U.S. for an outstanding illustrated juvenile book.
  • calendarization — the process of calendarizing
  • call-out charge — a set amount charged for a repairman to come to one's house, or to a broken-down vehicle, which is added to the cost of the actual repair
  • camelot library — (library)  
  • camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
  • cannonball tree — a South American tree, Couroupita guianensis, bearing round, woody-husked fruit whose shells are used to make containers and utensils.
  • capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
  • cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
  • carpometacarpal — Anatomy. of or relating to the carpus and the metacarpus.
  • 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.
  • categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
  • 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
  • catholic church — any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church
  • cauliflowerette — a single floret from the head of a cauliflower.
  • central locking — a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked simultaneously when the driver's door is locked
  • centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
  • cephalochordate — any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; lancelet
  • cephalothoracic — the anterior part of the body in certain arachnids and crustaceans, consisting of the coalesced head and thorax.
  • cephalothoraxes — Plural form of cephalothorax.
  • cerebral cortex — the outermost layer of the cerebrum that is the locus of higher brain processes
  • chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
  • charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
  • charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
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