14-letter words containing o, c, u, l, a, r
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rolling launch — the process of introducing a new product into a market gradually
- rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- startle colour — a bright region of an animal's coloration, normally hidden from view and often part of a design resembling birds' eyes, etc, exposed when the animal is disturbed by a predator
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3