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15-letter words containing r, i, a, c

  • cordillera real — a range of the Andes, in Bolivia. Highest peak, Illimani, 21,201 feet (6462 meters).
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • corn-root aphid — an aphid, Anuraphis maidiradicis, that lives as a symbiont in colonies of cornfield ants and feeds on the roots of corn: an agricultural pest.
  • corona borealis — a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules
  • corpora striata — corpus striatum
  • corporate image — the way an organization is presented to or perceived by its members and the public
  • corporation tax — Corporation tax is a tax that companies have to pay on the profits they make.
  • corporatization — The privatization of a publicly-owned organization.
  • corporification — an act or the quality of embodying
  • corpus striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • correction tape — a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake, on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
  • correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
  • corrugated iron — a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
  • corticothalamic — Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus.
  • corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
  • corynebacterium — any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
  • costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
  • coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
  • coumarone resin — any of the group of thermosetting resins derived by the polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and printing inks.
  • council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
  • counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
  • counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
  • countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
  • countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
  • countercharging — Present participle of countercharge.
  • countercharming — Present participle of countercharm.
  • counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
  • countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
  • counterfeisance — the act of counterfeiting
  • 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.
  • counterinstance — an instance that refutes a theory
  • counterirritant — an agent that causes a superficial irritation of the skin and thereby relieves inflammation of deep structures
  • countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
  • counterreaction — a reaction against an initial action
  • counterrotating — (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.
  • countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
  • country dancing — Country dancing is traditional dancing in which people dance in rows or circles.
  • court christian — ecclesiastical court.
  • court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
  • cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
  • cracked residue — Cracked residue is the substance that is left when hydrocarbons in fuel have decomposed during thermal or catalytic cracking.
  • craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
  • cranberry juice — the juice of cranberries
  • crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
  • crawling horror — (jargon)   Ancient crufty hardware or software that is kept obstinately alive by forces beyond the control of the hackers at a site. Like dusty deck or gonkulator, but connotes that the thing described is not just an irritation but an active menace to health and sanity. "Mostly we code new stuff in C, but they pay us to maintain one big Fortran II application from nineteen-sixty-X that's a real crawling horror." Compare WOMBAT.
  • creatine kinase — an enzyme that, during muscular activity, catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from phosphocreatine in muscle to produce ATP.
  • credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
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