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

  • disciplinarium — a scourge for flogging penitents
  • double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
  • encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
  • escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
  • eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
  • euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
  • euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
  • flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
  • inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
  • 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
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • 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)
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • pasteur effect — the inhibiting of fermentation by oxygen.
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
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