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14-letter words containing a, c, o, u, p, l

  • encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
  • eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
  • follow-up call — a telephone call made as a follow-up to a letter, fax, meeting, etc
  • follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
  • fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • happy-go-lucky — trusting cheerfully to luck; happily unworried or unconcerned.
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
  • 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
  • liquid compass — wet compass.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
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