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15-letter words containing s, e, c, r

  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • castner process — a process for extracting sodium from sodium hydroxide, devised by Hamilton Young Castner (1858–98)
  • castrametations — Plural form of castrametation.
  • casual labourer — a person who is employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis
  • categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
  • categorisations — Plural form of categorisation.
  • categorizations — Plural form of categorization.
  • cathedral glass — a semitransparent sheet of rolled glass having a decorative pattern.
  • catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
  • caustic surface — a surface that envelopes the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
  • cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
  • cellar dwellers — the team at the bottom of a sports league
  • centipede grass — a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
  • central casting — a nominal casting agency that delivers stereotypes to films or, figuratively, to real life situations
  • central reserve — the strip, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a motorway or dual carriageway
  • central sudanic — a group of languages belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, southern Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic, and including Mangbetu.
  • centrosymmetric — having symmetry with a central point
  • cephalothoraxes — Plural form of cephalothorax.
  • cerebrovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels and the blood supply of the brain
  • ceremoniousness — The state of being ceremonious.
  • cervical plexus — a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.
  • ceteris paribus — other things being equal
  • cetti's warbler — a reddish-brown Eurasian warbler, Cettia cetti, with a distinctive song
  • chairpersonship — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
  • chamber counsel — a counsel who advises in private and does not plead in court
  • chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
  • channel surfing — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
  • channel-surfing — Channel-surfing is the same as channel-hopping.
  • character space — a space in a computer file into which a character can be fitted or which can be left blank
  • character study — a work of fiction in which the delineation of the central character's personality is more important than the plot.
  • characteristick — Obsolete form of characteristic.
  • characteristics — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
  • charles babbage — Charles, 1792–1871, English mathematician: invented the precursor of the modern computer.
  • charles coulomb — Charles Augustin de [sharl oh-gy-stan duh] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.
  • charles dickens — Charles (John Huf·fam) [huhf-uh m] /ˈhʌf əm/ (Show IPA), ("Boz") 1812–70, English novelist.
  • charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
  • charles simonyi — (person)   Microsoft programmer, most famously responsible for Hungarian Notation. Simonyi was born in Budapest in 1948, and for more than a decade was senior programmer at Microsoft in Redmond.
  • charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
  • charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
  • charlotte russe — a cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream, custard, etc
  • charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
  • charm offensive — If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them.
  • cheap assembler — (tool)   (CHASM) A shareware assembler for MS-DOS.
  • chelsea tractor — a four-by-four
  • chemoautotrophs — Plural form of chemoautotroph.
  • chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
  • chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
  • cheshire cheese — a mild-flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture, originally made in Cheshire
  • chest protector — a protective pad worn over the chest by a catcher or umpire to shield the body from foul tips.
  • chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
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