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15-letter words containing c, t

  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • badminton court — the court on which games of badminton are played
  • bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
  • bait-and-switch — denoting a deceptive method of selling, by which customers, attracted to a store by sale items, are told either that the advertised bargain item is out of stock or is inferior to a higher-priced item that is available.
  • balance control — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
  • balanced ticket — a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, especially by including members of large regional, ethnic, or religious groups.
  • baltic exchange — a group of companies, based in London, which engages in trading activities, esp chartering cargo vessels
  • bank acceptance — a bill of exchange or draft drawn on and endorsed by a bank
  • banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
  • barbituric acid — a white crystalline solid used in the preparation of barbiturate drugs. Formula: C4H4N2O3
  • barefoot doctor — (esp in developing countries) a worker trained as a medical auxiliary in a rural area who dispenses medicine, gives first aid, assists at childbirth, etc
  • bargain counter — a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices
  • barium chromate — a yellow, crystalline compound, BaCrO 4 , used as a pigment (barium yellow)
  • barycentrically — In a barycentric manner.
  • base technology — (company)   The company which developed and distributes Liana. E-mail: Jack Krupansky <[email protected]> (owner). Address: Base Technology, Attn: Jack Krupansky, 1500 Mass. Ave. NW #114 Washington, DC 2005, USA. 800-786-9505 Telephone: +1 800 876 9505.
  • basic autocoder — Early system on IBM 7070. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
  • basic education — (in India) education in which all teaching is correlated with the learning of a craft
  • basic statement — protocol (def 6).
  • basidiomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the basidiomycetes.
  • bateau neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
  • bathing machine — a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes
  • bathing-machine — a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water.
  • bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
  • bathymetrically — In a bathymetric way.
  • battery charger — a device that can restore the charge to a battery, usually by means of electricity
  • be in the black — If a person or an organization is in the black, they do not owe anyone any money.
  • before the fact — before the commission of the offence
  • belt-and-braces — providing double security, in case one security measure should fail
  • bench scientist — a scientist who does experiments in a laboratory
  • benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
  • benefit concert — a concert to raise money for charity
  • benefit society — an organization which, by means of dues, secures for its members certain benefits, such as life insurance, hospitalization, etc.
  • benefits agency — an agency that handles the payment of benefits
  • berkeley castle — a castle in Gloucestershire: scene of the murder of Edward II in 1327
  • bessel function — one of several transcendental functions, usually represented as power series, that are solutions to a group of related differential equations.
  • best-ball match — a match, scored by holes, in which one player competing against two or more others must score lower than the lowest scoring opponent to win a hole.
  • beta conversion — (theory)   A term from lambda-calculus for beta reduction or beta abstraction.
  • beta-adrenergic — pertaining to or involving beta receptors
  • bicycle touring — the activity of touring on a bicycle
  • bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
  • big white chief — an important person, boss, or leader
  • bioaccumulation — the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue
  • bioastronautics — the study of the effects of space flight on living organisms
  • biodestructible — biodegradable
  • biogasification — the conversion of organic matter into biogas.
  • biogeochemistry — the science of biological, chemical, and geological aspects of the environment
  • biomathematical — relating to biomathematics
  • biopsychologist — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biostatistician — someone who studies or works professionally in the field of biostatistics
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