14-letter words containing l, u, c, i
- intraarticular — (anatomy) Situated within a joint.
- intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
- irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- 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
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
- junior counsel — a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- justiciability — (legal): The ability of a subject matter to be evaluated and resolved by a court.
- 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.
- khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
- kiln run brick — any of various bricks of sufficient hardness to be exposed to the weather.
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- 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.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- leucocytolysis — the destruction of leucocytes
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- licence number — an identifying number on a licence or licence plate that identifies it with the owner
- license number — The license number of a car or other road vehicle is the series of letters and numbers that are shown at the front and back of it.
- licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- linguistically — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.