15-letter words containing c, a, s, e, n, o
- casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- cast a spell on — to put into, or as into, a trance
- cast a stone at — cast aspersions upon
- cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
- castanospermine — a substance obtained from the Australian chestnut or black bean tree
- castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
- castner process — a process for extracting sodium from sodium hydroxide, devised by Hamilton Young Castner (1858–98)
- castrametations — Plural form of castrametation.
- categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
- categorisations — Plural form of categorisation.
- categorizations — Plural form of categorization.
- catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
- cause of action — the facts alleged in a complaint, upon which is based the plaintiff's right to a legal remedy in a court of law
- chairpersonship — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chamber counsel — a counsel who advises in private and does not plead in court
- charles simonyi — (person) Microsoft programmer, most famously responsible for Hungarian Notation. Simonyi was born in Budapest in 1948, and for more than a decade was senior programmer at Microsoft in Redmond.
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- charm offensive — If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them.
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
- chenopodiaceous — belonging to the Chenopodiaceae, formerly the goosefoot family, now considered part of the amaranth family of plants.
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- chimney swallow — another name for common swallow
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- chopped almonds — almonds cut into small pieces
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- chromosome band — any of the transverse bands that appear on a chromosome after staining. The banding pattern is unique to each type of chromosome, allowing characterization
- chronic disease — long-term illness
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- closed-end loan — A closed-end loan is a loan such as an auto loan, with fixed terms, and where the money is lent all at once and paid back by a particular date.
- coachwhip snake — a slender nonvenomous snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the US
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coinstantaneity — the act of taking place at exactly the same moment
- coinstantaneous — taking place at exactly the same moment
- college station — a city in E central Texas.
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- come up against — If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commendableness — The state or quality of being commendable.
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commissionaires — Plural form of commissionaire.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- common disaster — the death of an insured party and a beneficiary occurring at the same time in the same accident.
- commonplaceness — The state or quality of being commonplace.
- company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
- company pension — a pension scheme run by a company for its employees