15-letter words containing l, a, c, t, e
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
- consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- constable glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century, having a heavy foot, a tall body, and a capacity of 1 quart (0.946 liters).
- contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
- container class — (programming) A class whose instances are collections of other objects. Examples include arrays, lists, queues and stacks. A container class typically provides methods such as count, insert, delete and search.
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
- contract killer — a person hired to commit a murder
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contraflow lane — a traffic lane whose normal direction is reversed temporarily
- contralaterally — In a contralateral manner.
- contrapropeller — one of two propellers, usually attached to a ship or aircraft, which rotates in the opposite direction to the other
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
- controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
- conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- conventionalize — to make conventional
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
- corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
- cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- cottonseed meal — the residue of cottonseed kernels from which oil has been extracted, used as fodder or fertilizer
- coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
- counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
- counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
- countercultural — of or relating to a counterculture
- countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
- counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- countermandable — able to be countermanded
- counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent