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15-letter words containing t, d, c

  • consideratively — in a considerative manner
  • constant dollar — a dollar valued according to its purchasing power in an arbitrarily set year and then adjusted for price changes in other years so that real purchasing power can be compared by giving prices as they would presumably be in the base year.
  • 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.
  • contact address — an address where a person can be contacted
  • contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
  • contadora group — a group of four Latin American nations, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, formed in January, 1983, to help solve the problems of the region.
  • contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
  • contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
  • contradictorily — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
  • contraindicated — not advisable because of contraindications
  • contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
  • control command — a keyed instruction conveyed to a computer by using the control key in conjunction with the standard keys
  • controlled drug — a drug whose sale is illegal except through prescribed medical channels
  • converted steel — cement steel.
  • cooktown orchid — a purple Australian orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum, found in Queensland, of which it is the floral emblem
  • coordinate bond — a type of covalent chemical bond in which both the shared electrons are provided by one of the atoms
  • copper-bottomed — If you describe something as copper-bottomed, you believe that it is certain to be successful.
  • corday d'armont — (Marie Anne) Charlotte [muh-ree an shahr-luh t;; French ma-ree an shar-lawt] /məˈri æn ˈʃɑr lət;; French maˈri an ʃarˈlɔt/ (Show IPA), 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine who assassinated Marat.
  • corn-root aphid — an aphid, Anuraphis maidiradicis, that lives as a symbiont in colonies of cornfield ants and feeds on the roots of corn: an agricultural pest.
  • corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
  • correspondently — in a correspondent manner
  • corrugated iron — a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
  • corticosteroids — Plural form of corticosteroid.
  • costochondritis — (medicine) A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
  • cottage pudding — plain cake covered with a sweet sauce
  • cotton industry — the business of spinning and weaving cotton
  • cottonseed cake — cotton cake.
  • cottonseed meal — the residue of cottonseed kernels from which oil has been extracted, used as fodder or fertilizer
  • coude telescope — a telescope in which light from the primary mirror is reflected along the polar axis to additional mirrors, and in which the focus (coudé focus) is independent of the telescope's motion, permitting the use of heavy instruments without disturbing the delicate balance of the telescope.
  • counterattacked — Simple past tense and past participle of counterattack.
  • counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
  • counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
  • counterevidence — evidence that refutes other evidence
  • countermandable — able to be countermanded
  • countertendency — an opposite tendency
  • counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
  • country dancing — Country dancing is traditional dancing in which people dance in rows or circles.
  • country dweller — a person who lives in the country
  • coup de theatre — a dramatic turn of events, esp in a play
  • course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
  • court of record — a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained
  • covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
  • cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
  • cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
  • credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
  • credit mobilier — a joint-stock company organized in 1863 and reorganized in 1867 to build the Union Pacific Railroad. It was involved in a scandal in 1872 in which high government officials were accused of accepting bribes.
  • credit standing — reputation for discharging financial obligations
  • credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
  • credit-crunched — adversely affected by a credit crunch
  • creditor nation — a nation that owes less to foreign and international bodies than they owe to it
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