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16-letter words containing a, c, u, s, l, i

  • follicular phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, from onset of menstruation to ovulation.
  • franchise clause — a clause stipulating that the insured will be responsible for any loss not in excess of a stated amount, and the insurance company will be liable for full payment of the loss equaling or exceeding the amount up to the insured amount.
  • francis of paula — Saint, 1416–1507, Italian monk: founder of the order of Minims.
  • functional shift — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
  • fundamentalistic — Fundamentalist.
  • galactic cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
  • garlic mushrooms — mushrooms, often pan-fried, cooked with garlic
  • gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
  • hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
  • health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
  • health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
  • horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
  • hydraulic radius — the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the perimeter of a pipe, outlet, or the like, through which a fluid is flowing.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • image consultant — imagemaker.
  • inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
  • indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
  • indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • intellectualised — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualise.
  • intellectualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intellectualize.
  • intellectualness — Quality of being intellectual.
  • interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • journalistically — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
  • jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
  • khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
  • laughing jackass — kookaburra.
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
  • linguistic atlas — dialect atlas.
  • louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
  • luminosity class — a classification of stars of a given spectral type according to their luminosity, breaking them down into dwarfs, giants, and supergiants.
  • lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
  • maclaurin series — a Taylor series in which the reference point is zero.
  • macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • malicious damage — Malicious damage is damage caused on purpose to the property of another person.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
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