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14-letter words containing a, c, o, u, r, t

  • non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
  • noncirculating — not circulating
  • noncontractual — relating to obligations not expressed in a contract
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
  • nostro account — a bank account conducted by a British bank with a foreign bank, usually in the foreign currency
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
  • 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
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • 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.
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • preunification — of the period before unification
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
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