14-letter words containing e, u, c, r
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- luggage locker — a large locker at a transport terminal or airport where luggage can be left temporarily
- 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.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macromolecular — Of or relating to a macromolecule.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- 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)
- marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mare cimmerium — (Cimmerian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- 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.
- mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
- 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.
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- 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.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
- 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.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- 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
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- 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
- 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