15-letter words containing a, e, r, o, p, t
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- telephotography — photography of distant objects, using a telephoto lens.
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- thalassographer — a person who studies the sea; an oceanographer
- thalassotherapy — the use of sea water and marine products as a therapeutic treatment
- the other place — (at Oxford University) Cambridge University
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
- the upper karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
- top dead center — Top dead center is the position of an engine's piston when it is at the very top of its stroke.
- top dead-centre — the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine or pump when the piston is at the top of its stroke
- total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
- trainspotterish — obsessed with trivial details, esp of a subject generally considered uninteresting
- transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
- trapdoor spider — any of various, often large, spiders (esp. family Ctenizidae) that dig a burrow and cover the entrance with a hinged lid like a trapdoor
- treaty of paris — a treaty of 1763 signed by Britain, France, and Spain that ended their involvement in the Seven Years' War
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- two-star petrol — leaded petrol that has a low octane number; inferior leaded petrol
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- unary operation — an operation in a mathematical system by which one element is used to yield a single result, as squaring or taking the square root.
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unproportionate — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
- unprotestantize — to make something (e.g. a church, country, etc) a religion other than Protestant
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- up to your ears — If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
- upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
- water pennywort — any of numerous perennial herbs of the genus Hydrocotyle, of the parsley family, having rounded leaves and living in water or marshy places.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- west hartlepool — a former borough, now part of Hartlepool, in Cleveland County, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tees.
- xenotransplants — Plural form of xenotransplant.
- z-zero particle — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.