14-letter words containing a, s, c, r
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
- karnatak music — the classical music of South India
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- know backwards — to understand completely
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
- leatherjackets — Plural form of leatherjacket.
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- mackerel shark — any of several fierce sharks of the family Lamidae, including the great white shark and the mako.
- macro-organism — an organism that can be seen with the naked eye.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macroeconomics — the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.