14-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- 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.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- march fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- 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.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
- mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
- mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- 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
- miscommunicate — (ambitransitive) To communicate incorrectly.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- motion picture — a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion-picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion-picture projector) in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement.
- mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
- mount prospect — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- moving picture — A moving picture is a film.
- 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.
- multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
- multidialectal — encompassing or involving several dialects
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes