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14-letter words containing l, u, c, r, e

  • inarticulately — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
  • indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
  • indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
  • inference rule — (logic)   A procedure which combines known facts to produce ("infer") new facts. For example, given that 1. Socrates is a man and that 2. all men are motal, we can infer that Socrates is mortal. This uses the rule known as "modus ponens" which can be written in Boolean algebra as (A & A => B) => B (if proposition A is true, and A implies B, then B is true). Or given that, 1. Either Denis is programming or Denis is sad and 2. Denis is not sad, we can infer that Denis is programming. This rule can be written ((A OR B) & not B) => A (If either A is true or B is true (or both), and B is false, then A must be true). Compare syllogism.
  • insular celtic — a partly geographical, partly genetic grouping of Celtic languages that consists of those spoken in the British Isles in ancient times and those descended from them.
  • insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
  • integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
  • interarticular — of or relating to the joints.
  • interinfluence — to influence reciprocally or mutually
  • interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
  • interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • internucleonic — internuclear
  • intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
  • intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
  • keep your cool — remain calm
  • 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.
  • kleene closure — Kleene star
  • knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
  • knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • 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)
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
  • learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
  • 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.
  • lecture course — a series of lectures on a particular subject
  • legal currency — money that is officially part of a country's currency
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
  • liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
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