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16-letter words containing s, c, u, l

  • health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
  • health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
  • horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
  • household chores — tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home
  • hubble telescope — a telescope launched into orbit around the earth in 1990 to provide information about the universe in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet ranges
  • hydraulic radius — the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the perimeter of a pipe, outlet, or the like, through which a fluid is flowing.
  • hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
  • hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • image consultant — imagemaker.
  • inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
  • incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
  • incombustibility — The quality or state of being incombustible.
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • inconclusiveness — The state or condition of being inconclusive.
  • inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
  • indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
  • indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
  • infelicitousness — (linguistics, pragmatics) The quality or state of being infelicitous, or pragmatically ill-formed.
  • inofficious will — a will inconsistent with the moral duty and natural affection of the testator, especially one denying the legitimate heirs the portions of the estate to which they are legally entitled.
  • insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • insusceptibility — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
  • intellectualised — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualise.
  • intellectualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intellectualize.
  • intellectualness — Quality of being intellectual.
  • interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
  • japanese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
  • jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • journalistically — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
  • junior's license — a driver's license issued to people under the age of 18
  • jurisdictionally — In a jurisdictional way.
  • kangaroo closure — a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
  • kekulé structure — the structure of many molecules, notably benzene, suggested by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–96), the German chemist
  • khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • krebs urea cycle — urea cycle.
  • lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
  • lambada-calculus — (humour, logic)   (A pun on "lambda-calculus") Teaching logic thru spanish dance steps. Invented by P. van der Linden <[email protected]>.
  • lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
  • laughing jackass — kookaburra.
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • leisure sickness — a medical condition in which people who have been working become ill with symptoms such as fatigue or muscular pains at a weekend or while on holiday
  • lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
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