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14-letter words containing a, c, u, d

  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liquid compass — wet compass.
  • liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
  • loud and clear — loudly and clearly
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multidialectal — encompassing or involving several dialects
  • multinucleated — Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate.
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • musical comedy — musical (def 5).
  • nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
  • nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
  • nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
  • nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
  • non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • noneducational — not educational or related to education
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • numidian crane — the demoiselle crane
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • 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.
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • particularized — individualized
  • pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
  • pitch and putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
  • pitch-and-putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pre-calculated — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
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