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15-letter words containing a, p, u, r, t, e

  • stirrup leather — the strap that holds the stirrup of a saddle.
  • streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • subperiosteally — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • substratosphere — the upper troposphere.
  • super-sexuality — sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.
  • superabundantly — very or too abundantly
  • superbureaucrat — an important or highly powerful bureaucrat
  • superexaltation — extreme or supreme exaltation; the act of superexalting; the process or condition of being superexalted
  • superexcitation — the act of exciting.
  • supergiant star — Astronomy. an exceptionally luminous star whose diameter is more than 100 times that of the sun, as Betelgeuse or Antares.
  • superior planet — any of the five planets whose orbits are outside the orbit of the earth, namely, the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • supernaturalism — supernatural character or agency.
  • supernaturalist — supernatural character or agency.
  • supernaturality — the quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalism.
  • supernaturalize — to make supernatural; give supernatural character or qualities to.
  • superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
  • superparasitism — the parasitic deposit of eggs on a host already parasitized by a different member of the same species
  • superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
  • superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
  • superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
  • 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
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
  • tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
  • the last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
  • the upper karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
  • the upper ranks — the higher divisions of the armed forces
  • therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • 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.
  • trans-euphrates — a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
  • truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
  • tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
  • 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
  • undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
  • undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • unfair practice — unfair competition.
  • uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • university park — a city in N Texas.
  • unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
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