14-letter words containing u, c, a, y, l
- lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- museologically — In a museological manner.
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- neurogenically — by neural activity
- neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
- nuclear family — a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- percutaneously — through the skin
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public holiday — national day off work
- public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quality factor — a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
- quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.