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14-letter words containing l, i, u

  • glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
  • glucocorticoid — any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
  • gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
  • golden jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
  • 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.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
  • guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
  • guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
  • gulf of guinea — a large inlet of the S Atlantic on the W coast of Africa, extending from Cape Palmas, Liberia, to Cape Lopez, Gabon: contains two large bays, the Bight of Bonny and the Bight of Benin, separated by the Niger delta
  • gulf of mexico — a republic in S North America. 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). . Capital: Mexico City.
  • gulf of tonkin — an arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)
  • gull-wing door — a car door that opens upwards
  • gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
  • haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
  • hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
  • harlequinesque — in the manner of a harlequin.
  • haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
  • hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
  • hemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in
  • hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
  • hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
  • hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
  • holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
  • holy communion — communion (def 1).
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
  • honour killing — a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • horticulturist — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
  • humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
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