15-letter words containing t, e, a, s, l
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
- confessionalist — an advocate of confessionalism
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
- consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- constable glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century, having a heavy foot, a tall body, and a capacity of 1 quart (0.946 liters).
- contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
- container class — (programming) A class whose instances are collections of other objects. Examples include arrays, lists, queues and stacks. A container class typically provides methods such as count, insert, delete and search.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
- conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- 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
- 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.
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- cottonseed meal — the residue of cottonseed kernels from which oil has been extracted, used as fodder or fertilizer
- counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
- counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- 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.
- counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
- crestfallenness — the state of being crestfallen
- crocodile tears — If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
- cross tolerance — the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.
- cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
- cross-tolerance — the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.
- 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
- 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
- crystalliferous — producing or containing crystals
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- deadman's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- decasualization — the replacement of casual workers by permanent employees
- decollate snail — a cone-shaped, burrowing snail, Rumina decollata, that feeds on common brown garden snails.