15-letter words containing it
- brownfield site — a disused site envisaged for redevelopment
- brushback pitch — a fast ball deliberately thrown at or too near a batter's head
- building permit — a permit for construction work
- bulldog edition — the early edition of a morning newspaper, chiefly for out-of-town distribution
- calcium citrate — the calcium salt of citric acid, used as a food additive
- calcium nitrate — a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO 3) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives.
- capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
- capital expense — A capital expense is the cost of acquiring or making improvements to fixed assets.
- capital gearing — the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital
- capital letters — a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r : used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
- capital offence — a crime for which the death penalty is used
- capital surplus — any surplus of a business firm not derived from direct earnings or profits
- capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- character trait — a notable feature of a person's character
- chemolithotroph — Chemoautotroph.
- chitlin circuit — a group of clubs and theaters featuring black performers and intended to appeal to black people.
- chorioretinitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye.
- 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.
- circuit binding — a style of limp-leather binding, used esp for Bibles and prayer books, in which the edges of the cover bend over to protect the edges of the pages
- circuit breaker — A circuit breaker is a device which can stop the flow of electricity around a circuit by switching itself off if anything goes wrong.
- citizen science — scientific research, data collection, etc., that involves the participation of nonscientists (often used attributively): Bird watchers report their bird observations to citizen-science projects.
- citrus red mite — a large mite, Panonychus citri, that is an important pest of citrus.
- citrus whitefly — See under whitefly.
- city councilman — a member of a city council
- city of bristol — a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel: a major port, trading with America, in the 17th and 18th centuries; the modern port consists chiefly of docks at Avonmouth and Portishead; noted for the Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by I. K. Brunel, 1834) over the Avon gorge; Bristol university (1909) and University of the West of England (1992). Pop: 420 556 (2001)
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- cleptoparasites — Plural form of cleptoparasite.
- closed position — (in ballet, modern dance, and jazz dance) any position in which the feet touch each other.
- coffee whitener — a milk substitute to put in coffee
- cognitive radio — a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located
- coinstantaneity — the act of taking place at exactly the same moment
- commit to paper — to write down; record
- committal order — the document that commits someone to prison
- committee stage — (in British parliamentary procedure) the detailed examination by MPs of proposed legislation
- committeeperson — a member of a committee.
- commoditization — The transformation of something into a commodity.
- commodity trade — trade in raw materials and food
- communicability — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- community chest — a fund raised by voluntary contribution for local welfare activities
- compatibilities — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- competition car — a car that has been modified to compete in racing
- competitiveness — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- composite print — a photograph characterized by overlapping or juxtaposed images resulting from a multiple exposure or the combining of negatives (composite print)
- compositionally — in a compositional manner
- compressibility — the ability to be compressed