14-letter words containing c, a, r, t, u, s
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- 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.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- raman-spectrum — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rattail cactus — a small, often cultivated cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) with weak, cylindrical, creeping or drooping stems, native to Mexico and Central America
- re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reductase test — a test for the bacterial content in milk to determine its fitness for drinking.
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- rescue attempt — an attempt to bring a person or people out of danger, harm, attack, etc
- restaurant car — dining car.
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- sanctus turret — a bell cote holding a Sanctus bell.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
- scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- screen capture — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
- scrutinization — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.