15-letter words containing c, e, t, r, i
- tertiary colour — a colour formed by mixing two secondary colours
- tertiary sector — The tertiary sector consists of industries which provide a service, such as transport and finance.
- tetrabranchiate — belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- the cesarewitch — a long-distance horserace run each year in October at Newmarket racecourse
- the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the incarnation — the taking on of a human body by the second person of the Trinity; the joining of the divine and the human in Jesus Christ
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
- the precambrian — the Precambrian era
- the proterozoic — the Proterozoic Eon or its rocks
- the renaissance — the period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century
- the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
- theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- third ventricle — one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
- threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thyroid extract — the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
- time difference — the difference in clock time between two or more different time zones
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
- to carry weight — If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.
- to do sb credit — If you say that something does someone credit, you mean that they should be praised or admired because of it.
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- tortoise brooch — a domed, oval brooch worn in pairs by Viking women.
- track and field — athletics events
- track athletics — sporting activities, such as relay running or sprinting, which take place on a running track
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
- tractive effort — the force exerted by a locomotive or other powered vehicle on its driving wheels.
- tractor-trailer — a combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor hooked up to a full trailer or a semitrailer.
- traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
- traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
- traffic pattern — Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
- training agency — (in Britain, formerly) an organization providing training and retraining for adult workers
- training centre — a place where people undergo skills training for work
- training course — practical programme of study
- training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion