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14-letter words containing s, t, a, c

  • crux australis — a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross the longer arm of which points to the south celestial pole
  • cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
  • cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
  • cryptanalytics — cryptanalysis (def 1).
  • cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
  • cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
  • cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
  • crystal defect — defect (def 3).
  • crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
  • crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
  • 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 pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
  • 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
  • crystalisation — Alternative spelling of crystallization.
  • crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
  • crystallomancy — a form of divination using crystals or a crystal ball
  • cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
  • 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.
  • current assets — Current assets are assets which a company does not use on a continuous basis, such as stocks and debts, but which can be converted into cash within one year.
  • curtain raiser — a short play preceding a main play.
  • curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
  • curtain-raiser — A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events.
  • cushion rafter — auxiliary rafter.
  • custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
  • custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
  • customer's man — registered representative.
  • cut and thrust — If you talk about the cut and thrust of an activity, you are talking about the aspects of it that make it exciting and challenging.
  • cutis anserina — goose bumps.
  • cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cyclosilicates — Plural form of cyclosilicate.
  • cyclostomatous — having a circular mouth.
  • cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
  • cytostatically — in a cytostatic manner
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • damascus steel — a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades
  • darning stitch — a stitch used in darning that imitates the texture of the fabric that is to be mended
  • data processor — a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information, reorder files, etc
  • data structure — an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer
  • dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
  • death instinct — the destructive or aggressive instinct, based on a compulsion to return to an earlier harmonious state and, ultimately, to nonexistence
  • death sentence — A death sentence is a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  • deathbed scene — a depiction in art or literature of events that take place at somebody's deathbed
  • decay constant — the reciprocal of the decay time.
  • decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
  • dechristianize — to make non-Christian
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