0%

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

  • 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.
  • quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
  • 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.
  • quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
  • 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.
  • ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
  • 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.
  • reserve clause — the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
  • 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)
  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
  • sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
  • scalar product — inner product (def 1).
  • scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
  • scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
  • scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
  • 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-assurance — self-confidence.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?