15-letter words containing s, t, a, y, c
- character study — a work of fiction in which the delineation of the central character's personality is more important than the plot.
- charismatically — In a charismatic way.
- charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
- charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
- chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- christmas party — a party organized before Christmas, usually by a firm or organization
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- coinstantaneity — the act of taking place at exactly the same moment
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- colouristically — in a colouristic manner
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- communist party — (in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
- communistically — In a communistic manner.
- compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- compositionally — in a compositional manner
- concrete syntax — (language, data) The syntax of a language including all the features visible in the source code such as parentheses and delimiters. The concrete syntax is used when parsing the program or other input, during which it is usually converted into some kind of abstract syntax tree (conforming to an abstract syntax). In communications, concrete syntax is called transfer syntax.
- consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
- consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
- crossreactivity — Alternative spelling of cross-reactivity.
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- cryoprotectants — Plural form of cryoprotectant.
- 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
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- crystal lattice — the regular array of points about which the atoms, ions, or molecules composing a crystal are centred
- crystal nucleus — the tiny crystal that forms at the onset of crystallization
- crystal pick-up — a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- crystallisation — (British) alternative spelling of crystallization.
- crystallization — Crystallization is the process in which crystals are formed either from something that has been melted or from a solution.
- crystallography — the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cyber-squatting — (jargon, networking) The practice of registering famous brand names as Internet domain names, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm or sears.shop, in the hope of later selling them to the appropriate owner at a profit.
- cyclical stocks — shares which are highly sensitive to the business cycle and affected by the performance of the economy
- cystic mastitis — a common condition, occurring especially among middle-aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- cytoplasmically — by means of a cytoplasm
- cytotrophoblast — the thickened, inner part of the mammalian placenta nearest to the fetus, covering the chorion during early pregnancy
- decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
- decorated style — a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration
- defect analysis — (programming) Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.