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16-letter words containing c, u, r, t, i, s

  • accrued interest — interest which has been earned since an investment was made or since a previous interest payment
  • acculturationist — a person who studies the process of acculturation.
  • acid house party — a professionally organized party for young people, with Acid House music, sometimes held in a field or disused building
  • acoustic coupler — a device converting computer-data signals into acoustic form for transmission down a telephone line, through the handset microphone
  • acoustic feature — any of the acoustic components or elements present in a speech sound and capable of being experimentally observed, recorded, and reproduced
  • acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
  • acoustic torpedo — a torpedo guided by sound that either emanates from the target or is emitted by the torpedo and bounces off the target.
  • aerotherapeutics — the treatment of disease by the use of air, esp. by exposing patients to changes in atmospheric pressure
  • aesthetic labour — workers employed by a company for their appearance or accent, with the aim of promoting the company's image
  • american mustard — a mild yellow mustard
  • anal intercourse — a form of sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the anus
  • animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
  • anti-consumerism — a modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless, inferior, or dangerous products, misleading advertising, unfair pricing, etc.
  • antilles current — a warm ocean current flowing NW along the N coast of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current off the SW coast of Florida.
  • apostolic church — the Christian church as founded by the apostles.
  • aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
  • arthus' reaction — a severe, local immune reaction to the injection of an antigen in a sensitized host.
  • atomic structure — the concept of an atom as a central positively charged nucleus consisting of protons and neutrons surrounded by a number of electrons. The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons: the whole entity is thus electrically neutral
  • auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
  • australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
  • australopithecus — an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago.
  • autostereoscopic — Of or pertaining to autostereoscopy.
  • bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
  • branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
  • bring to justice — to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc)
  • british columbia — a province of W Canada, on the Pacific coast: largely mountainous with extensive forests, rich mineral resources, and important fisheries. Capital: Victoria. Pop: 4 400 057 (2011 est). Area: 930 532 sq km (359 279 sq miles)
  • calcium arsenate — a toxic, white powder, Ca3(AsO4)2, used as an insecticide in the form of a spray or dust
  • calculate a risk — If you calculate a risk, you decide how likely an event is, whether the insurer should underwrite the risk, and at what cost.
  • canaries current — an ocean current of the North Atlantic flowing southward past Spain and North Africa.
  • cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
  • celebrity status — the prominence of film star, footballer, musician etc who is constantly photographed and written about in tabloids and magazines
  • charitable trust — a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax
  • christmas cactus — a Brazilian cactus, Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
  • circuit calculus — (CIRCAL) A process algebra used to model and verify the design correctness of concurrent systems such as digital logic.
  • circuit switched — circuit switching
  • circumscriptible — Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.
  • circumscriptions — Plural form of circumscription.
  • circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
  • circumstantially — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
  • circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
  • circumstantiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumstantiate.
  • civic university — (in Britain) a university originally instituted as a higher education college serving a particular city
  • cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
  • cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
  • closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
  • cluster variable — RR Lyrae star.
  • cogito, ergo sum — I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
  • commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
  • communitarianism — A theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities.
  • community spirit — willingness and desire to participate in activities that promote a community

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