15-letter words containing p, s, e, u, d, t
- pseudo-solution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
- pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
- pseudoscientist — a person who practises pseudoscience or who falsely assumes the title of scientist
- pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
- public-spirited — having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare: a public-spirited citizen.
- pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
- put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
- quasi-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
- 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.
- saturated vapor — a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- 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.
- special student — a student who is not seeking a degree but enrols in a course, esp to gain academic credits
- spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- steamed pudding — a traditional pudding containing fat, sugar, eggs, flour, and other ingredients, which is steamed
- studhorse poker — stud poker.
- suicide attempt — bid to kill oneself
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- superheterodyne — denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection.
- superintendence — a district or place under a superintendent.
- superintendency — a district or place under a superintendent.
- superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- 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.
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
- unprotectedness — the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.