14-letter words containing a, c, u, s, l, i
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-criminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
- quasi-judicial — noting, pertaining to, or exercising powers or functions that resemble those of a court or a judge: a quasi-judicial agency.
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- quasi-official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rattail cactus — a small, often cultivated cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) with weak, cylindrical, creeping or drooping stems, native to Mexico and Central America
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-actualize — to undergo self-actualization.
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.