14-letter words containing o, c, u, l, a, r
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- court circular — (in countries having a monarchy) a daily report of the activities, engagements, etc, of the sovereign, published in a national newspaper
- court martials — military courts that try people subject to military law
- cream-coloured — cream in colour
- criminal court — A criminal court is a law court that deals with criminal offences.
- croquet mallet — the wooden mallet used by a croquet player
- cross-cultural — Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures.
- cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
- culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
- discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
- dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- duodenal ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.
- electrocautery — Cautery using a needle or other instrument that is electrically heated.
- electroneutral — (physics) Having no net electric charge.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
- flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- gastrovascular — serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- in circulation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- inarticulation — (uncountable) The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
- intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- lauryl alcohol — a compound that, depending upon purity, is either a crystalline solid or colorless liquid, C 12 H 26 O, obtained by the reduction of fatty acids of coconut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic detergents.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.