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17-letter words containing ca

  • corpus cavernosum — either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
  • critical constant — any of three constants associated with the critical point of a pure element or compound.
  • critical pressure — the pressure of a gas or the saturated vapour pressure of a substance in its critical state
  • critical thinking — disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence: The questions are intended to develop your critical thinking.
  • cryptographically — In a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes.
  • cylinder capacity — the cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons of an internal-combustion engine
  • de-baathification — the process of removing the members and influence of the Ba'ath Party from public office in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003
  • death certificate — A death certificate is an official certificate signed by a doctor which states the cause of a person's death.
  • deceptive cadence — a cadence consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a resolution to a harmony other than the tonic.
  • dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
  • deterministically — the doctrine that all facts and events exemplify natural laws.
  • deucalion's flood — a flood sent by Zeus that wiped out the entire population of the earth, except for Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha
  • devil's food cake — a rich chocolate cake
  • dialectologically — In terms of dialectology.
  • diaphragmatically — By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way.
  • diaz del castillo — Bernal [ber-nahl] /bɛrˈnɑl/ (Show IPA), 1492–1581, Spanish soldier-historian of the conquest of Mexico.
  • dicarboxylic acid — any carboxylic acid that contains two carboxyl groups per molecule
  • dipterocarpaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae, a family of trees chiefly native to tropical SE Asia, having two-winged fruits. Many species yield useful timber and resins
  • disidentification — The act of disidentifying, or rejecting a personal or group identity.
  • disqualifications — Plural form of disqualification.
  • dna amplification — an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
  • douglas macarthur — Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in SW Pacific during World War II and of UN forces in Korea 1950–51.
  • dynamically typed — dynamic typing
  • echo cancellation — A process which removes unwanted echoes from the signal on a telephone line. Echoes are usually caused by impedance mismatches along an analogue line.
  • echocardiographer — A person who performs echocardiography.
  • echocardiographic — Of or pertaining to echocardiography.
  • education contact — (job)   The person at a company who should receive educational material.
  • election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
  • electrical fitter — someone whose job is to fit electrical equipment
  • electrocardiogram — A record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
  • electrochemically — In an electrochemical manner.
  • electromechanical — Of, relating to, or denoting a mechanical device that is electrically operated.
  • electrostatically — In an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means.
  • elliptical spring — An elliptical spring is a spring that is made from two springs in the shape of elongated ovals laid cut in half and back-to-back.
  • emotional capital — When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company.
  • empirical formula — a chemical formula indicating the proportion of each element present in a molecule
  • epidemiologically — With regard to epidemiology.
  • epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
  • escaping tendency — a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand, given by d(log ef) = dμ/ RT, where μ is the chemical potential, R the gas constant, and T the thermodynamic temperature
  • esprit d'escalier — clever repartee one thinks of too late
  • facsimile catalog — a catalog that includes small reproductions of the items listed, as paintings, slides, designs, or the like.
  • ferrimagnetically — In a ferrimagnetic manner.
  • first call on sth — If you have first call on something, you will be asked before anyone else whether you want to buy or use it.
  • flat as a pancake — without any curves or bumps
  • flight of capital — When people lose confidence in a particular economy or market and withdraw their investment from it, you can refer to a flight of capital from that economy or market.
  • fluid lubrication — lubrication in which bearing surfaces are separated by an oil film sustained by the motion of the parts
  • foolscap envelope — an envelope of dimensions suitable to hold an unfolded sheet of foolscap paper
  • foucault pendulum — a pendulum that demonstrates the rotation of the earth by exhibiting an apparent change in its plane of oscillation.
  • further education — adult education.
  • genealogical tree — family tree.
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