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14-letter words containing c, u, s, p

  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
  • hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
  • hyperconscious — acutely aware.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
  • inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • income support — welfare payment to low earners
  • inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
  • instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
  • insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
  • insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
  • intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
  • knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • liquid compass — wet compass.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
  • mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • mount prospect — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • multiplicities — Plural form of multiplicity.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
  • musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
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