16-letter words containing r, e, g, t
- character string — a series of characters that can be manipulated as a group, but do not necessarily represent anything
- charge to a room — If you charge an item or expense to a room at a hotel, you add it to a guest's final bill so they can pay for it when they check out of the room.
- chargeable asset — any asset that can give rise to assessment for capital gains tax on its disposal. Exempt assets include principal private residences, cars, investments held in a personal equity plan, and government securities
- charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
- chase the dragon — to smoke opium or heroin
- chattel mortgage — a mortgage on movable personal property
- chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
- cholecystography — radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium
- choriomeningitis — (medicine) A form of cerebral meningitis associated with inflammation of the choroid plexus.
- christening robe — a long white dress worn by a baby at his or her christening
- chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
- chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
- cigarette beetle — a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.
- cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
- citronella grass — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- cogito, ergo sum — I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
- coleridge-taylor — Samuel. 1875–1912, British composer, best known for his trilogy of oratorios Song of Hiawatha (1898–1900)
- college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- computer program — a set of instructions for a computer to perform some task
- congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
- congo free state — a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- congressionalist — of or relating to a congress.
- considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- container garden — a collection of pots or other receptacles containing soil for growing plants out of doors
- control language — (language) (CL) The batch language for IBM RPG/38, used in conjunction with RPG III. See also OCL.
- correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
- corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
- cosmetic surgery — Cosmetic surgery is surgery done to make a person look more attractive.
- costume designer — a person who designs costumes for plays and films
- cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
- counter-argument — A counter-argument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
- counter-strategy — Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
- counterarguments — Plural form of counterargument.
- counterattacking — Present participle of counterattack.
- counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
- counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
- counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
- counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
- counterinsurgent — of or relating to counterinsurgency
- countermigration — a migration in the opposite direction.
- countersignature — second signature
- creative writing — Creative writing is writing such as novels, stories, poems, and plays.
- creeping thistle — a weedy Eurasian thistle, Cirsium arvense, common as a fast-spreading weed in the US
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.