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15-letter words containing c, e, t, i

  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • cottage pudding — plain cake covered with a sweet sauce
  • coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
  • counter-sinking — to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), especially by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
  • counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
  • countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
  • countercharging — Present participle of countercharge.
  • countercharming — Present participle of countercharm.
  • counterchecking — Present participle of countercheck.
  • counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
  • countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
  • counterevidence — evidence that refutes other evidence
  • counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • counterinstance — an instance that refutes a theory
  • counterirritant — an agent that causes a superficial irritation of the skin and thereby relieves inflammation of deep structures
  • countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
  • counterpetition — a formal request for legal action submitted to a court by a respondent who has received a petition
  • counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
  • counterpointing — Present participle of counterpoint.
  • counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
  • counterquestion — a question which acts as a reply to another question
  • counterreaction — a reaction against an initial action
  • counterrotating — (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.
  • countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
  • counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
  • counting number — natural number
  • country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • court of equity — a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
  • cpu info center — (processor)   An old website at the University of California at Berkeley describing many different computers and their performance.
  • crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
  • creatine kinase — an enzyme that, during muscular activity, catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from phosphocreatine in muscle to produce ATP.
  • credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
  • credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
  • credit standing — reputation for discharging financial obligations
  • credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
  • credit-crunched — adversely affected by a credit crunch
  • creditor nation — a nation that owes less to foreign and international bodies than they owe to it
  • creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers
  • crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
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