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15-letter words containing l, u, g, a, n, s

  • self-sustaining — self-supporting.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • sleeping beauty — a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
  • snapping turtle — either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, especially the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
  • structural gene — cistron.
  • sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
  • summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
  • surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
  • surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
  • syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
  • ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
  • ulysses s grantCary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
  • understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
  • unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
  • urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
  • walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
  • wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
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