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14-letter words containing p, u, l, c

  • expected value — the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable, or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol: E(X). E(X) is the mean of the distribution; E(X–c) = E(X)–c where c is a constant
  • fifth republic — the republic established in France in 1958, the successor to the Fourth Republic.
  • first republic — the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.
  • flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
  • fluid coupling — Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.
  • follow-up call — a telephone call made as a follow-up to a letter, fax, meeting, etc
  • follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
  • fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • general public — people in general
  • global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
  • glyceryl group — the trivalent group (C 3 H 5)− 3 , derived from glycerol.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • happy-go-lucky — trusting cheerfully to luck; happily unworried or unconcerned.
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
  • hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
  • hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
  • hypercalciuria — an abnormally high amount of calcium in the urine.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
  • inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
  • inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
  • insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
  • insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
  • 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.
  • keep your cool — remain calm
  • khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • 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.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liquid compass — wet compass.
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
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