19-letter words containing o, u, t, s, i
- cathodoluminescence — luminescence caused by irradiation with electrons (cathode rays)
- celestial longitude — the angular distance measured eastwards from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the ecliptic with the great circle passing through a celestial body and the poles of the ecliptic
- chamber of deputies — the lower house of the legislature of certain countries, as Italy.
- class action (suit) — a legal action brought by one or more persons on behalf of themselves and a much larger group, all of whom have the same grounds for action
- cobaltous hydroxide — a rose-red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, Co 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly in the preparation of cobalt salts and in the manufacture of paint and varnish driers.
- collective security — a system of maintaining world peace and security by concerted action on the part of the nations of the world
- communications port — (hardware, communications) A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port.
- communications zone — the area behind the combat zone
- communion of saints — the spiritual fellowship of all true Christians, living and dead
- communist manifesto — a political pamphlet written by Marx and Engels in 1848: a fundamental statement of Marxist principles
- community relations — the particular state of affairs in an area where potentially conflicting ethnic, religious, cultural, political, or linguistic groups live together
- compromise solution — a solution to a problem reached by compromise
- computer simulation — an event, process, or scenario that is created on a computer
- conceptualistically — In a conceptualistic sense.
- constitution mirror — an oblong Chippendale mirror, usually of mahogany or walnut with gilt detail, having a frame with a fanciful outline emphasized by a raised molding that is topped with a scrolled broken pediment with a central finial, often in the form of a bird.
- construction worker — a person who works in the construction industry, esp one engaged in manual work
- consultant engineer — an engineer who works as a consultant to a project or company
- consultation period — a period during which consultations are held before a policy decision is made
- consumer protection — laws and policies designed to protect consumers against unfair trade and credit practices
- consumer resistance — the unwillingness of consumers to adopt a particular product, service, or change
- contagious abortion — brucellosis of domestic cattle, an infectious disease characterized by spontaneous abortion and caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus; Bang's disease.
- continental cuisine — a style of cooking that includes the better-known dishes of various western European countries.
- continuation school — a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.
- continuous creation — the theory that matter is being created continuously in the universe
- continuous function — (loosely) a mathematical function such that a small change in the independent variable, or point of the domain, produces only a small change in the value of the function.
- continuous spectrum — a spectrum that contains or appears to contain all wavelengths but not spectrum lines over a wide portion of its range. The emission spectrum of incandescent solids is continuous; bremsstrahlung spectra consisting of a large number of lines may appear continuous
- contradistinguished — Simple past tense and past participle of contradistinguish.
- contradistinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contradistinguish.
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- corrosive sublimate — mercuric chloride
- cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
- counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- counter-proposition — a proposition made in place of or in opposition to a preceding one.
- counterinsurgencies — Plural form of counterinsurgency.
- counterpoise bridge — another name for bascule bridge
- countersurveillance — The art of evading surveillance.
- county commissioner — a member of an elected governing board in the counties of certain states of the U.S.
- course requirements — the qualifications that are required for acceptance onto a degree course
- cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
- cultivated mushroom — an edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) with a pale cap and stalk: the most common food mushroom
- customer experience — Customer experience is what customers feel while shopping, affected by such factors as how a store is laid out, the level of service they receive, and how easy it is to find products.
- customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
- customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
- deaf without speech — (usually of a prelingually deaf person) able to utter sounds but not speak
- deindustrialisation — Alternative spelling of deindustrialization.
- deindustrialization — the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area
- deinstitutionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deinstitutionalize.
- director of studies — a member of staff at an educational institution who has responsibility for overseeing the curriculum
- directory enquiries — Directory enquiries is a service which you can telephone to find out someone's telephone number.
- disadvantageousness — The state or quality of being disadvantageous.