14-letter words containing u, n, s, c
- fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- farey sequence — the increasing sequence of fractions in which numerator and denominator have no common divisor other than one and in which the denominator is less than or equal to a given positive integer p. For p = 4, the Farey sequence of order 4 is 0/1, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1/1.
- fasciculations — Plural form of fasciculation.
- felicitousness — The state or condition of being felicitous.
- fictitiousness — The state of being fictitious.
- fine structure — a group of lines that are observed in the spectra of certain elements, as hydrogen, and that are caused by various couplings of the azimuthal quantum number and the angular momentum quantum number.
- fire insurance — insurance covering any loss or damage caused by fire.
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
- focusing cloth — an opaque cloth surrounding the ground glass of a camera so as to shield the eyes of the photographer from light that would otherwise prevent seeing the image in the ground glass.
- fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- function shift — a change in the syntactic function of a word, as when the noun mushroom is used as an intransitive verb
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- fused sentence — a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- gaussian curve — normal curve.
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- gibbs function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
- heterochronous — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- honours course — a degree course at honours level
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hunter's sauce — chasseur (def 4).
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.