14-letter words containing a, c, p, u
- 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.
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- 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.
- hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
- 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.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- 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.