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14-letter words containing c, a, n, t, u

  • state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
  • station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • subarborescent — below or under trees
  • subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
  • submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
  • supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
  • take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
  • tax accountant — an accountant who specializes in taxation and in the preparation of company and individual accounts
  • tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
  • the human race — mankind
  • the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
  • to cut and run — If someone cuts and runs in a difficult situation, they try to escape from it quickly and gain an advantage for themselves, rather than deal with the situation in a responsible way.
  • tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • tragacanth gum — Tragacanth gum is a gum obtained from the tragacanth plant, used as a suspending agent.
  • transcaucasian — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
  • transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
  • truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
  • trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
  • turn indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the angular rate of turn of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
  • turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
  • turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
  • ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • ultramasculine — extremely masculine
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • un-adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
  • un-dialectical — dialectic.
  • un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
  • unaccidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
  • unacclimatized — not acclimatized, accustomed, or adapted to
  • unaccommodated — not accommodated; not adapted.
  • unacculturated — (of a person or group) not acculturated or assimilated
  • unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
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