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17-letter words containing s, c

  • cholecystectomies — Plural form of cholecystectomy.
  • chord progression — movement from chord to chord
  • christian science — Christian Science is a type of Christianity which emphasizes the use of prayer to cure illness.
  • christmas cracker — a decorated cardboard tube that emits a bang when pulled apart, releasing a toy, a joke, or a paper hat.
  • christmas disease — a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein (Christmas factor) implicated in the process of blood clotting
  • christmas present — a present given at Christmas time, typically on Christmas Day
  • christmas pudding — Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas.
  • chromolithographs — Plural form of chromolithograph.
  • chromosome number — the number of chromosomes present in each somatic cell, which is constant for any one species of plant or animal. In the reproductive cells this number is halved
  • chugach mountains — a coastal mountain range in S Alaska, extending W from the St. Elias Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Marcus Baker, 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
  • chukchi peninsula — a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra
  • cinisello balsamo — a city in N Italy, near Milan.
  • circassian walnut — the hard, heavy, brown or purplish wood of the English walnut
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • circuit switching — (communications)   Communication via a single dedicated path between the sender and receiver. The telephone system is an example of a circuit switched network. The term connection-oriented is used in packet-based networks in contrast to connectionless communication or packet switching.
  • circumscriptively — In a circumscriptive manner.
  • circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
  • circumstantiating — Present participle of circumstantiate.
  • circumterrestrial — surrounding or revolving about the earth.
  • cistern barometer — a mercury barometer in which the lower mercury surface has a greater area than the upper.
  • citizen's charter — (formerly, in Britain) a government document setting out standards of service for public and private sector bodies, such as schools, hospitals, railway companies, water and energy suppliers, etc
  • civil partnership — A civil partnership is a legal relationship between two people of the same sex that is similar to marriage.
  • clang association — the association made between two words because they sound similar; for example cling and ring
  • class distinction — a characteristic that is observed to differ based on social class
  • class-a amplifier — an electronic amplifier in which the output current flows for the whole of the input signal cycle
  • class-b amplifier — an electronic amplifier in which the output flows for half of the input signal cycle
  • class-c amplifier — an electronic amplifier in which the output current flows for less than half of the input cycle
  • classical chinese — a written form of Chinese used from about the 5th century b.c. to 220 a.d.
  • classical college — (in Quebec) a college offering a programme that emphasizes the classics and leads to university entrance
  • classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
  • classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
  • classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  • classless society — a society in which class distinctions are negligible or absent
  • clear box testing — white box testing
  • cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
  • clicks and mortar — making use of traditional trading methods in conjunction with internet trading
  • clicks-and-mortar — pertaining to or denoting a company that does business on the Internet and in traditional stores or offices.
  • clipperton island — an uninhabited atoll in the E Pacific SW of Mexico, under French administration. Area: 6 sq km (2.3 sq miles)
  • close corporation — a small private limited company
  • close parenthesis — right parenthesis
  • close punctuation — punctuation in which many commas, full stops, etc, are used
  • close the book on — to bring to a definite end
  • close the door on — rule out, exclude
  • close to the bone — If something is too close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something.
  • close to the wind — sailing as nearly as possible towards the direction from which the wind is blowing
  • close-order drill — practice in formation marching and other movements, in the carrying of arms during formal marching, and in the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard.
  • closed-captioning — (of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC.
  • closing-down sale — a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
  • club subscription — an amount of money that someone pays regularly in order to belong to a club
  • clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
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