15-letter words containing t, r, a, l
- cerebral cortex — the outermost layer of the cerebrum that is the locus of higher brain processes
- cetti's warbler — a reddish-brown Eurasian warbler, Cettia cetti, with a distinctive song
- chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
- character level — the stage or rank of a player character in a role-playing game or video game: When you advance to a higher character level, your character will have access to more advanced skills.
- characterizable — Able to be characterized.
- charismatically — In a charismatic way.
- charlatanically — In a charlatanic manner.
- 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.
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- charlotte russe — a cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream, custard, etc
- charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chelsea tractor — a four-by-four
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
- child battering — child abuse in the form of battering
- child restraint — a device used to protect a child in a motor vehicle
- child-battering — the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
- child-resistant — that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
- chile saltpeter — sodium nitrate, esp. as found naturally in Chile and Peru
- chile saltpetre — a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate: a soluble white or colourless mineral occurring in arid regions, esp in Chile and Peru
- chiller cabinet — a cupboard or chest in a shop where chilled foods and drinks are displayed and kept cool
- chinese lantern — a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper
- chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
- chocolate brown — a dark brown
- cholesterolemia — the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- chorioallantoic — relating to the chorioallantois
- chorioallantois — the membrane of a fetus that is formed by the merging of the allantois and the chorion
- christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
- christmas carol — a joyful hymn or religious song, celebrating the birth of Christ
- chromatic scale — a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- church militant — those Christians on earth who are engaged in a continuous war against evil and the enemies of Christ.
- circularisation — Alternative spelling of circularization.
- circularization — to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).
- circumambiently — in a circumambient manner
- circumambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate.
- circumambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate.
- circumferential — of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.
- circumstantials — incidentals; details
- circumvallating — Present participle of circumvallate.
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- ciudad trujillo — former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo.
- claims adjuster — A claims adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money a person making a claim should receive.
- class president — the student president of a school or college class
- class structure — social hierarchy
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- clear the decks — to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat