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15-letter words containing c, o, u, r, s

  • accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
  • achlorophyllous — containing no chlorophyll.
  • acoustic guitar — an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way
  • acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
  • acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
  • acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
  • agranulocytosis — a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
  • amaryllidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaryllidaceae, a family of widely cultivated flowering plants having bulbs and including the amaryllis, snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil
  • analogous color — Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color: Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors. Compare complementary color (def 1a).
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
  • anfractuosities — Plural form of anfractuosity.
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
  • autodestructive — likely to cause one's own destruction
  • autofluorescent — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autofluorescence.
  • autostereoscopy — The display of stereoscopic images without the use of special viewing equipment.
  • backup software — (tool, software)   Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • basic autocoder — Early system on IBM 7070. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
  • bergius process — a method of hydrogenation formerly used with coal to produce an oil similar to petroleum.
  • bioastronautics — the study of the effects of space flight on living organisms
  • biodestructible — biodegradable
  • biscuit tortoni — an individual portion of tortoni, frozen and served in a small cup, often topped with ground almonds.
  • blood corpuscle — one of the cells in the blood
  • bloody butchers — a hardy plant, Trillium sessile, common from New York to Georgia and westward, having stalkless, purple or green flowers.
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • borscht circuit — summer resort hotels in the Catskills and White Mountains, where entertainment is provided for the guests
  • bourbon biscuit — a rich chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate-cream filling
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • brachystomatous — having a short proboscis, as certain insects.
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
  • british council — an organization founded (1934) to extend the influence of British culture and education throughout the world
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • 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.
  • butcher's-broom — a liliaceous evergreen shrub, Ruscus aculeatus, that has stiff prickle-tipped flattened green stems, which resemble and function as true leaves. The plant was formerly used for making brooms
  • calcareous clay — soil with high limestone content
  • calcareous tufa — tufa
  • camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
  • caprifoliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose
  • carnivorousness — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
  • carpometacarpus — a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
  • cartesian doubt — willful suspension of all interpretations of experience that are not absolutely certain: used as a method of deriving, by elimination of such uncertainties, axioms upon which to base theories.
  • cast around for — If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it.
  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • casual labourer — a person who is employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis

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