14-letter words containing c, o, u, l, d, a
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- noneducational — not educational or related to education
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- public holiday — national day off work
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- 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.
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- transductional — of or relating to transduction