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14-letter words containing a, c, e, u, p

  • generic markup — (text)   In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
  • group practice — Also called group medicine. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
  • hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
  • hypercalciuria — an abnormally high amount of calcium in the urine.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperuricaemia — an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • interpunctuate — to insert punctuation marks in (a written text)
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
  • jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
  • mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
  • multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
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