14-letter words containing a, c, l, u, i
- elastic tissue — a connective tissue consisting largely of yellow, elastic fibers, occurring especially in the walls of arteries and veins
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encaustic tile — a tile produced using the encaustic technique
- enthusiastical — (obsolete) enthusiastic.
- equity capital — Finance
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
- eulogistically — In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- fallaciousness — containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- fasciculations — Plural form of fasciculation.
- field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
- floating cloud — Drifting Cloud, The.
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
- futuristically — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
- garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- garlic sausage — sausage meat flavoured with garlic
- general public — people in general
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydraulic lift — an elevator operated by fluid pressure, especially one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages.
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.