14-letter words containing a, u, r, p
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- jump the shark — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
- junior partner — a partner in a law firm or financial organisation who has less responsibility than a senior partner
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- 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.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- lupus vulgaris — a rare form of tuberculosis of the skin, characterized by brownish tubercles that often heal slowly and leave scars.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- make-up artist — sb: applies performers' cosmetics
- marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
- marmalade plum — sapote.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- mauritius hemp — a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
- modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- multi-part key — compound key
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multiparameter — Having, or employing multiple parameters.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
- natural parent — biological parent.
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.