14-letter words containing s, e, t, l
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- coronal suture — the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cosmetologists — Plural form of cosmetologist.
- costovertebral — (anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.
- cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
- cottonseed oil — a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc
- council estate — a housing development built by a local council
- counterassault — a counterattack
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- creatureliness — creatural.
- creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crested lizard — a long-tailed iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, of arid areas in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, having a row of enlarged scales down the back.
- critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
- critical state — the state of a substance in which two of its phases have the same temperature, pressure, and volume
- cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
- cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- crucible steel — a high-quality steel made by melting wrought iron, charcoal, and other additives in a crucible
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- crystal defect — defect (def 3).
- crystal palace — a building of glass and iron designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Erected in Hyde Park, London, it was moved to Sydenham (1852–53): destroyed by fire in 1936
- crystal system — any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
- culzean castle — a Gothic Revival castle near Ayr in South Ayrshire, in SW Scotland: designed by Robert Adam (1772–92); includes a room dedicated to General Eisenhower
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cyberthrillers — Plural form of cyberthriller.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cyclosilicates — Plural form of cyclosilicate.
- damascus steel — a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades
- daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
- decimal system — the number system in general use, having a base of ten, in which numbers are expressed by combinations of the ten digits 0 to 9
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- decision table — a table within a computer program that specifies the actions to be taken when certain conditions arise
- decolonisation — Alternative spelling of decolonization.
- defibrillators — Plural form of defibrillator.
- deinstallation — The process of deinstalling.
- delectableness — The state or quality of being delectable.
- deliberateness — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.