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15-letter words containing c, a, r, t, u, s

  • intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • jacques cartier — Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • macro-structure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
  • macrostructural — relating to or resembling a macrostructure
  • macrostructures — Plural form of macrostructure.
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
  • manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
  • marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
  • microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
  • narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
  • natural justice — accepted moral principles
  • natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • norman conquest — the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
  • north caucasian — a language family including all the Caucasian languages north of the Caucasian divide, as Kabardian and the Circassian language proper, and a few between the divide and the Black Sea, as Abkhazian.
  • nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • parti québécois — (in Canada) a political party in Quebec, formed in 1968 and originally advocating the separation of Quebec from the rest of the country
  • particularistic — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
  • pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
  • pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
  • penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
  • pictorial janus — K. Kahn, Xerox. Visual extension of Janus. Requires Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
  • pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
  • planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • pluralistically — from a pluralistic point of view
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