14-letter words containing a, p, i, c, u, l
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- 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 company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public holiday — national day off work
- public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- 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.
- quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recapitulative — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- 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)
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spiritualistic — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- squared splice — square splice.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)