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14-letter words containing s, u, o, l, c

  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
  • nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
  • neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
  • non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
  • non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
  • non-consensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • non-nucleoside — any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
  • officious will — a will by which the testator gives his or her property to the natural objects of such bounty, as the family.
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • 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
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
  • oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • people's court — small-claims court.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • 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
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
  • port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
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