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15-letter words containing c, a, l, u, o, s

  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
  • non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
  • overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • parallel cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's sister or of one's father's brother.
  • passifloraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Passifloraceae, a tropical and subtropical family of climbing plants including the passionflowers: the flowers have five petals and threadlike parts forming a dense mass (corona) around the central disc
  • pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
  • pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
  • personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
  • pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
  • pictorial janus — K. Kahn, Xerox. Visual extension of Janus. Requires Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
  • postinoculation — the act or process of inoculating.
  • principal focus — focal point (def 1).
  • prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
  • pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
  • pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • pseudo-suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
  • pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
  • quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
  • reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
  • rural sociology — the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
  • sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • scaphocephalous — of or relating to scaphocephalus
  • schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
  • self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
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