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15-letter words containing n, u, r, i, s, t

  • superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
  • 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.
  • support mission — assistance given by one military unit to another to assist in the accomplishment of the supported unit's mission.
  • supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
  • svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
  • swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
  • synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
  • tailor's bunion — a bunionlike enlargement of the joint of the little toe, usually caused by pressure from tight shoes.
  • tatra mountains — a mountain range along the border between Slovakia and Poland, extending for about 64 km (40 miles): the highest range of the central Carpathians. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8737 ft)
  • teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
  • temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tequila sunrise — a cocktail, usually consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. The ingredients have different densities and settle into bands of colour that resemble the sky at sunrise
  • tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
  • to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
  • to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
  • torsion modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
  • training course — practical programme of study
  • transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
  • transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
  • transilluminate — to cause light to pass through.
  • transindividual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • transubstantial — to change from one substance into another; transmute.
  • treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
  • tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
  • trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
  • tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
  • tungsten rating — a film-speed rating that indicates the relative sensitivity of a particular film stock to light from incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments.
  • turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
  • turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
  • turquoise green — a light bluish green.
  • ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
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