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14-letter words containing c, y, r, e

  • binary counter — (electronics, hardware)   A digital circuit which has a clock input and a number of count outputs which give the number of clock cycles. The output may change either on rising or falling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset input which sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter may be either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.
  • binary package — (software)   An archive file that contains all files and directories that must be installed in order to make a working installation of the program(s) included in the package, and the maintainer scripts necessary for the installation. A binary package is usually specific to a certain platform, in contrast to a source package.
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • biocybernetics — the branch of cybernetics that deals with the control and communication systems of living organisms
  • bioelectricity — electricity generated by a living organism
  • black mulberry — a small deciduous tree, Morus nigra, with small leaves, producing edible fruit
  • bletchley park — the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II
  • body corporate — a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise
  • bornyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a piny, camphorlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume, and as a plasticizer.
  • boulder canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, above Boulder Dam.
  • boundary fence — a fence between properties
  • brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
  • bradley effect — the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable
  • broken society — a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
  • c power supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant voltage bias to a control electrode of a vacuum tube.
  • cagayan de oro — city in E Mindanao, in the Philippines; pop. 340,000
  • calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
  • caller display — a facility which shows the number of an incoming call
  • caloric energy — energy measured in calories
  • campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
  • canary creeper — a climbing plant, Tropaeolum peregrinum, similar to the nasturtium but with smaller yellow flowers and lobed leaves
  • cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
  • capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
  • carotid artery — A carotid artery is one of the two arteries in the neck that supply the head with blood.
  • carry the ball — to assume responsibility; take command
  • carrying place — portage (def 3).
  • cathedral city — a city that has a cathedral
  • catty-cornered — cater-cornered
  • cavalry charge — a charge by mounted troops
  • cayenne pepper — Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.
  • celery cabbage — Chinese cabbage.
  • central valley — the chief wine-producing region of California, centered in San Joaquin County.
  • cerebral palsy — Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.
  • character type — a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together in an individual
  • characterology — the academic study of character
  • charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
  • charter colony — a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown
  • checkered lily — a lily, Fritillaria meleagris, native to Europe, having solitary, checkered, red-purple flowers mottled with greenish yellow.
  • cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
  • cherry orchard — an orchard planted in cherry trees
  • cherry-picking — to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
  • cheyenne river — a river flowing NE from E Wyoming to the Missouri River in South Dakota. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
  • children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
  • chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
  • chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
  • china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
  • chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
  • chlorcyclizine — an antihistamine, C18H21ClN2, used for treating allergies
  • chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
  • chloroethylene — vinyl chloride.
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