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14-letter words containing a, c, i, u, l, r

  • insular celtic — a partly geographical, partly genetic grouping of Celtic languages that consists of those spoken in the British Isles in ancient times and those descended from them.
  • insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
  • integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
  • interarticular — of or relating to the joints.
  • intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • intraarticular — (anatomy) Situated within a joint.
  • intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
  • intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
  • irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
  • irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
  • juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
  • jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
  • life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
  • life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
  • mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
  • molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
  • mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
  • multarticulate — having multiple joints
  • multiarticular — of or relating to the joints.
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multicharacter — (of a book, play, film, etc) involving or relating to several characters
  • multichromatic — Involving more than one colour.
  • multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
  • multifactorial — having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
  • multimolecular — (chemistry, physics) Involving multiple molecules.
  • multiracialism — The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
  • musical chairs — Also called going to Jerusalem. a game in which players march to music around two rows of chairs placed back to back, there being one chair less than the number of players, the object being to find a seat when the music stops abruptly. The player failing to do so is removed from the game, together with one chair, at each interval.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
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