14-letter words containing c, i, u, d, a, r
- 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.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- numidian crane — the demoiselle crane
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- particularized — individualized
- picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- quadratic form — a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- 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.
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- readjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
- squared circle — a wrestling ring
- squared splice — square splice.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.