14-letter words containing p, a, r, c, o, u
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- court cupboard — a wooden stand with two or three tiers, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to display pewter, silver, etc
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- drophead coupé — two-door car with a folding roof and sloping back
- dutch cupboard — a buffet with open upper shelves.
- equiponderance — The state of being equal in weight; equipoise.
- equiponderancy — Archaic form of equiponderance.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group practice — Also called group medicine. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.