15-letter words containing a, n, o, u, c, e
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- quarter section — (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.
- quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
- radio announcer — someone who broadcasts or presents radio programmes
- radio frequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- re-adjudication — an act of adjudicating.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- reduction ratio — an expression of the number of times by which an original document has been reduced in a microcopy.
- renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- sarraceniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sarraceniaceae, an American family of pitcher plants
- sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
- scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
- schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
- scribaciousness — the quality or state of being scribacious
- scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- shut one's face — to be silent
- source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
- south china sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
- splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- studio audience — spectators on a TV set
- subcontraoctave — the octave below the contraoctave, which is three octaves below the middle C octave on a standard keyboard
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.