15-letter words containing c, a, t, s
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- cholesterolemia — the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- chorioallantois — the membrane of a fetus that is formed by the merging of the allantois and the chorion
- christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
- christmas carol — a joyful hymn or religious song, celebrating the birth of Christ
- christmas party — a party organized before Christmas, usually by a firm or organization
- chromatic scale — a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- cigarette smoke — the acrid smoke produced by cigarettes being smoked
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circumambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate.
- circumnavigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate.
- circumstantials — incidentals; details
- circumstantiate — to support by giving particulars
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- claims adjuster — A claims adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money a person making a claim should receive.
- clandestineness — The state or quality of being clandestine.
- class president — the student president of a school or college class
- class structure — social hierarchy
- classical latin — the form of Latin used in classical literature, especially the literary Latin of the 1st century b.c. and the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d.
- classifications — Plural form of classification.
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- clear the decks — to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- cleptoparasites — Plural form of cleptoparasite.
- climb the walls — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- 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 traverse — a traverse ending at its point of origin.
- coaling station — a port at which vessels can take on coal
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- coast mountains — a mountain range in Canada, on the Pacific coast of British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Waddington, 4043 m (13 266 ft)
- cocktail shaker — a container in which cocktails are mixed
- 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.
- colonizationist — a person who is in favour of colonization
- colorado desert — an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)
- colour contrast — the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- colouristically — in a colouristic manner
- combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combat trousers — Combat trousers are large, loose trousers with lots of pockets.
- come up against — If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- comfort station — a public lavatory and rest room
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- committee stage — (in British parliamentary procedure) the detailed examination by MPs of proposed legislation