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16-letter words containing t, e, s, c

  • carboxylesterase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester.
  • carboxypeptidase — any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.
  • cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
  • career prospects — the probability or chance for future success in a profession
  • careers mistress — a female teacher who gives pupils advice and information about careers
  • carnot's theorem — the principle that no engine operating between two given temperatures can be more efficient than a Carnot engine operating between the same temperatures.
  • cascade particle — the least massive member of the xi particle family.
  • case insensitive — case sensitivity
  • case sensitivity — (text)   Whether a text matching operation distinguishes upper-case (capital) letters from lower case (is "case sensitive") or not ("case insensitive"). Case in file names should be preserved (for readability) but ignored when matching (so the user doesn't have to get it right). MS-DOS does not preserve case in file names, Unix preserves case and matches are case sensitive. Any decent text editor will allow the user to specify whether or not text searches should be case sensitive. Case sensitivity is also relevant in programming (most programming languages distiguish between case in the names of identifiers), and addressing (Internet domain names are case insensitive but RFC 822 local mailbox names are case sensitive). Case insensitive operations are sometimes said to "fold case", from the idea of folding the character code table so that upper and lower case letters coincide. The alternative "smash case" is more likely to be used by someone who considers this behaviour a misfeature or in cases where one case is actually permanently converted to the other. "MS-DOS will automatically smash case in the names of all the files you create".
  • cashless society — a society in which purchases of goods or services are made by credit card or electronic funds transferral rather than with cash or checks.
  • cassia-bark tree — a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of eastern Asia.
  • castellated beam — a rolled metal beam the web of which is first divided by a lengthwise zigzag cut, then welded together so as to join the peaks of both halves, thus increasing its depth and strength.
  • casting director — the person in charge of choosing of actors for a production
  • catachrestically — In a catachrestic way.
  • cataractogenesis — The formation of a cataract.
  • catch a few zeds — to have a nap
  • catch oneself on — to realize that one's actions are mistaken
  • category listing — A category listing is a list of different product categories such as menswear, womenswear, and childrenswear.
  • category mistake — a sentence that says of something in one category what can only intelligibly be said of something in another, as when speaking of the mind located in space
  • cause and effect — You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.
  • cause-and-effect — noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.
  • cavity resonator — a conducting surface enclosing a space in which an oscillating electromagnetic field can be maintained, the dimensions of the cavity determining the resonant frequency of the oscillations. It is used in microwave devices for frequencies exceeding 300 megahertz
  • cayenne software — (company)   The company formed when CADRE merged with Bachman Information Systems in July 1996.
  • celebrity status — the prominence of film star, footballer, musician etc who is constantly photographed and written about in tabloids and magazines
  • celestial empire — Chinese Empire
  • celestial sphere — an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
  • centennial state — Colorado (used as a nickname).
  • cesarean section — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
  • chanson de geste — one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
  • character sketch — a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc
  • character string — a series of characters that can be manipulated as a group, but do not necessarily represent anything
  • characterisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of characterization.
  • characteristical — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
  • chargeable asset — any asset that can give rise to assessment for capital gains tax on its disposal. Exempt assets include principal private residences, cars, investments held in a personal equity plan, and government securities
  • charitable trust — a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax
  • chase the dragon — to smoke opium or heroin
  • chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
  • chattel personal — an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc
  • chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
  • checking deposit — a deposit on which cheques may be drawn
  • chemiluminescent — Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence.
  • chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
  • chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
  • chest of drawers — A chest of drawers is a low, flat piece of furniture with drawers in which you keep clothes and other things.
  • chest specialist — a physician who specializes in diseases affecting the organs in the chest
  • chew the scenery — to overact, as in a play or film
  • chinese chestnut — a chestnut (Castanea mollissima) with large, sweet nuts, often crossed with other chestnuts because of its resistance to chestnut blight
  • chinese crescent — crescent (def 6).
  • chinese wisteria — a high-climbing Chinese vine, Wisteria sinensis, of the legume family, having hanging clusters of fragrant, bluish-violet flowers and long, velvety pods.
  • chipped potatoes — chips
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