15-letter words containing c, o, l, u, t
- buffalo currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes odoratum, of the central U.S., having showy, drooping clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and edible black fruit.
- bullock's heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- bullock's-heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- by all accounts — according to everyone
- calcareous tufa — tufa
- calcium oxalate — a white, crystalline powder, CaC 2 O 4 , insoluble in water, used in making oxalic acid.
- call to account — to insist on explanation
- call-out charge — a set amount charged for a repairman to come to one's house, or to a broken-down vehicle, which is added to the cost of the actual repair
- calydonian hunt — the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar (Calydonian boar) sent by Artemis to lay waste to Calydon.
- cannot help but — to be unable to do anything else except
- capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- catholic church — any of several Churches claiming to have maintained continuity with the ancient and undivided Church
- cauliflowerette — a single floret from the head of a cauliflower.
- caustic alcohol — sodium ethylate.
- cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
- centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
- charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
- charlotte russe — a cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream, custard, etc
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chestnut bottle — an American glass bottle or flask of the 19th century, having slightly flattened sides.
- child abduction — the crime of removing a child from its rightful home
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circularization — to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).
- circumlocutions — Plural form of circumlocution.
- circumlocutious — Circumlocutional.
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- circumvolutions — Plural form of circumvolution.
- city councilman — a member of a city council
- ciudad trujillo — former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo.
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- cloud computing — Cloud computing is a model of computer use in which services that are available on the Internet are provided to users on a temporary basis.
- cluster college — a small residential college affiliated with a university but semi-independent and specializing in one field of study.
- cocktail lounge — A cocktail lounge is a room in a hotel, restaurant, or club where you can buy alcoholic drinks.
- collective noun — A collective noun is a noun such as 'family' or 'team' that refers to a group of people or things.
- college student — a student at a university or college
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- 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
- colourpoint cat — a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears, feet, tail, nose, and scrotum (in males)
- combustibleness — The state or quality of being combustible.
- comma butterfly — an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
- common multiple — an integer or polynomial that is a multiple of each integer or polynomial in a group
- communicability — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- communicational — relating to or characterized by communication