15-letter words containing c, a, v, e, r
- circumnavigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate.
- 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.
- cognitive radio — a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located
- coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- collective mark — a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, a union, or other collective association to identify themselves as members.
- colour-reversal — (of film or photographic paper) designed to produce a positive image directly from a positive subject
- comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
- conservationism — A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.
- conservationist — A conservationist is someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it.
- conservatorship — the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairs
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contrapositives — (logic) Plural form of contrapositive.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- conversationism — a colloquialism
- conversationist — Someone skilled in the art of conversations.
- conveyorization — the process of conveyorizing
- cooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- cover all bases — take full precautions
- cover one's ass — to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time
- coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
- cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
- critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
- crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
- crossreactivity — Alternative spelling of cross-reactivity.
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- decorative arts — art that is meant to be useful as well as beautiful, as ceramics, furniture, jewelry, and textiles.
- delivery charge — A delivery charge is the cost of transporting or delivering goods.
- deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
- devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
- egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
- electronegative — Electrically negative.
- every which way — Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods.
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
- executive board — administrative committee
- first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.