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14-letter words containing c, u, l, t, r, e

  • integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
  • interarticular — of or relating to the joints.
  • interinfluence — to influence reciprocally or mutually
  • interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
  • interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • internucleonic — internuclear
  • intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
  • intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
  • irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
  • irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
  • irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
  • juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
  • kentucky rifle — a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
  • knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
  • knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
  • lecture course — a series of lectures on a particular subject
  • leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
  • logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
  • milling cutter — any of various rotating toothed cutters used in a milling machine to cut or shape metal parts
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
  • multarticulate — having multiple joints
  • multi-cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • multicharacter — (of a book, play, film, etc) involving or relating to several characters
  • multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
  • multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
  • multimolecular — (chemistry, physics) Involving multiple molecules.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • natural causes — If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence.
  • neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
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