14-letter words containing t, u, l, i, p, c
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- living picture — tableau (def 3).
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
- multiplicities — Plural form of multiplicity.
- multiprocessor — parallel processing
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parquet circle — parterre (def 1).
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- partial vacuum — an enclosed space from which part of the air or another gas has been removed.
- particularized — individualized
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
- 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.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- productibility — the ability to produce
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory