15-letter words containing a, c, e, n, t, l
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- the common weal — the good of society
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- tintagel castle — a ruined castle on a promontory in SW England on the W coast of Cornwall, which is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
- to lose contact — If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
- tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
- triple alliance — the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- trochlear nerve — either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the upper part of the eyeball.
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
- un-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- unacceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- unobjectionably — without objection
- unrealistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable