15-letter words containing t, y, r, e
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- chiropterophily — Pollination by bats.
- 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
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- circumambiently — in a circumambient manner
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- comma butterfly — an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commodity trade — trade in raw materials and food
- common property — property belonging to all members of a community.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complete theory — (logic) An abstract logical theory in which all true statements have formal proofs within the theory.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- compressibility — the ability to be compressed
- computer memory — memory (def 11).
- computer system — a computer or a set of computers that works together
- concrete poetry — poetry in which the visual form of the poem is used to convey meaning
- 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.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contemporaneity — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contralaterally — In a contralateral manner.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- conveyorization — the process of conveyorizing
- copy protection — a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy.
- core competency — a skill needed in order to be successful at a job or other activity: Several core competencies have been identified as critical to the success of every student.
- coronary artery — either of two arteries branching from the aorta and supplying blood to the heart
- correspondently — in a correspondent manner
- corynebacterial — relating to bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium
- corynebacterium — any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
- costume jewelry — Costume jewelry is jewelry made from cheap materials.
- cottage country — any lakeside region where many country cottages are located
- coulometrically — in a coulometric manner
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- countertendency — an opposite tendency
- country cottage — a small house in the country, esp one used for holidays
- country dweller — a person who lives in the country
- country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
- country western — country music
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
- court of equity — a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.
- credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
- creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers