12-letter words containing c, s, t

chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
circulations — Plural form of circulation.
circumscript — Rare. limited or confined.
circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
citrus fruit — any fruit belonging to the genus Citrus
city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
class object — (programming) In object-oriented programming, an object of class "class" that represents a class at run time. The existence of class objects allows introspection - the ability for a program to discover and modify attributes of its own code. (See self-modifying code). A class object may also be used for "housekeeping" tasks like keeping count of how many objects of the class have been created, though this may also be done by some kind of collection object. A class method is a method that operates on class objects.
class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
classicality — (uncountable) The condition of being classical.
classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
clavieristic — relating to a clavier
claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
clearsighted — seeing clearly
cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
clerestories — Plural form of clerestory.
clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
clintonomics — (used with a singular verb) the economic policies set forth by President Bill Clinton.
cloisterless — a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
clos network — (networking) A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing

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