14-letter words containing i, s, t
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- cleptoparasite — Alternative spelling of kleptoparasite.
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- climatologists — Plural form of climatologist.
- cloister garth — garth (def 1).
- close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
- co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
- coast live oak — California live oak.
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- coasting wagon — a toy wagon for children, often used for coasting down hills.
- coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
- cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- cocktail glass — a glass for serving cocktails, typically bell-shaped and having a foot and a stem.
- cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
- cocktail stick — a small pointed stick used for holding cherries, olives, etc, in cocktails, and for serving snacks, such as small sausages
- coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
- code of ethics — an agreement on ethical standards for a profession or business
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- cognoscibility — capable of being known.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- collaborations — Plural form of collaboration.
- collapsibility — (uncountable) The condition of being collapsible (or collapsable).
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- collectiveness — The state or quality of being collective.
- collectivistic — the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.
- collectivities — Plural form of collectivity.
- coloristically — In terms of, or in relation to, color; in a coloristic way.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- combustibility — capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
- comma position — angulation (def 3).
- comma-position — an angular part, position, or formation.
- commandantship — the office of a commandant
- commemorations — Plural form of commemoration.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.
- commissurotomy — the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
- communications — the ways in which human beings communicate
- communitarians — Plural form of communitarian.