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15-letter words containing s, e, r, o, u

  • connoisseurship — a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art.
  • construct state — (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of” is the construct form of bayit “house.”.
  • consumer choice — the range of competing products and services from which a consumer can choose
  • consumer credit — Consumer credit is money that is lent to people by organizations such as banks, building societies, and shops so that they can buy things.
  • consumer demand — a measure of consumers' desire for a product or service based on its availability
  • consumer market — the market of consumers for a particular good or service
  • consumer strike — a boycott of a product by consumers, often in protest over a raise in its price.
  • contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
  • contrariousness — The state or quality of being contrarious.
  • contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
  • control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
  • copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
  • corkscrew curls — locks of hair curled to hang in a spiral shape
  • corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
  • costume jewelry — Costume jewelry is jewelry made from cheap materials.
  • could care less — feel(s) the least possible degree of interest, sympathy, etc.
  • 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.
  • counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
  • counter-sinking — to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), especially by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
  • counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
  • countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
  • countercultures — Plural form of counterculture.
  • countercurrents — Plural form of countercurrent.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
  • 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
  • countermeasures — Plural form of countermeasure.
  • counterpressure — an opposing pressure
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • counterquestion — a question which acts as a reply to another question
  • counterresponse — a response or reply which opposes or answers a previous response
  • countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
  • counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
  • countersubjects — Plural form of countersubject.
  • country western — country music
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • coureur de bois — a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Native Americans for furs
  • courier service — a special delivery service
  • course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
  • court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
  • coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
  • cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
  • croque-monsieur — a sandwich filled with ham and cheese, either dipped in egg batter or buttered on the outside, and toasted or grilled
  • crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
  • crustaceologist — One who studies crustaceology.
  • crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
  • crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
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