15-letter words containing p, e, r, i, t, u
- surreptitiously — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- 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.
- 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 upper rhine — the section of the Rhine between Basel, Switzerland and Bingen, Germany
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- 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.
- turpentine tree — a tropical African leguminous tree, Copaifera mopane, yielding a hard dark wood and a useful resin
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- 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.
- 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).
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- unfair practice — unfair competition.
- uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
- university park — a city in N Texas.
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unpretentiously — without pretension
- unproportionate — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
- unprotestantize — to make something (e.g. a church, country, etc) a religion other than Protestant
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
- upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.
- upper extremity — arm
- upright freezer — a freezer that is tall rather than wide
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- western juniper — a round-headed tree, Juniperus occidentalis, of the western coast of the U.S., having scalelike leaves with a gland on the back and oval, blue-black fruit.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.