14-letter words containing a, n, c, u, s
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
- nostro account — a bank account conducted by a British bank with a foreign bank, usually in the foreign currency
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- 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.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parish council — local administrative body
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- pressure cabin — a pressurized cabin.
- 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.
- pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punctuationist — a person who punctuates a text
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantum optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-constant — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.