15-letter words containing p, o, l, u, t
- pull a fast one — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- punctiliousness — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- put oneself out — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
- reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- s'il vous plait — if you please; please
- samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- san luis potosi — a state in central Mexico. 24,415 sq. mi. (63,235 sq. km).
- sculptor's tool — the constellation Caelum.
- security police — a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
- simple equation — linear equation
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
- sostenuto pedal — a pedal on a grand piano that raises the dampers, allowing the tone to be sustained for those strings struck at the time the pedal is depressed.
- spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
- 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.
- subreptitiously — in a subreptitious manner
- sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
- superexaltation — extreme or supreme exaltation; the act of superexalting; the process or condition of being superexalted
- 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.
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surreptitiously — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- 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
- the jos plateau — a plateau in Nigeria with an average altitude of 1280 metres
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- ultra-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- 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