14-letter words containing p, u, t, s, c
- crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- deep structure — a representation of a sentence at a level where logical or grammatical relations are made explicit, before transformational rules have been applied
- depth of focus — the amount by which the distance between the camera lens and the film can be altered without the resulting image appearing blurred
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- 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.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
- insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- mount prospect — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- multiplicities — Plural form of multiplicity.
- multiprocessor — parallel processing
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.