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15-letter words containing n, a, c, r, e

  • synergistically — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
  • syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
  • tableau curtain — a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
  • tectibranchiate — denoting or relating to the suborder of molluscs Tectibranchia
  • tennis bracelet — a bracelet consisting of a row of individually set, uniformly sized diamonds or other gemstones.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • teratocarcinoma — a monstrous malignant tumour typically found in the testes
  • terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
  • tetrabranchiate — belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • the amen corner — the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
  • the incarnation — the taking on of a human body by the second person of the Trinity; the joining of the divine and the human in Jesus Christ
  • the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
  • the precambrian — the Precambrian era
  • the renaissance — the period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century
  • the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
  • 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.
  • timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
  • title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
  • to earn a crust — If you earn a crust, you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
  • to the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
  • tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
  • tocodynamometer — tokodynamometer.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
  • traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
  • trade reference — a reference in which one trader gives his opinion as to the creditworthiness of another trader in the same trade, esp to a supplier
  • traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
  • traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
  • traffic pattern — Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
  • training agency — (in Britain, formerly) an organization providing training and retraining for adult workers
  • training centre — a place where people undergo skills training for work
  • training course — practical programme of study
  • training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
  • transfer factor — a lymphocyte product that, when extracted from T cells of an individual with immunity to a particular antigen, can confer that immunity when administered to another individual of the same species.
  • transverse arch — a supporting arch or rib that runs across a vault from side to side, dividing the bays.
  • travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
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