14-letter words containing a, l, o, c, u, t
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- non-liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- nonaccountable — not accountable
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- noncontractual — relating to obligations not expressed in a contract
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- noneducational — not educational or related to education
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- 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.
- olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
- opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
- orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.