15-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- superphenomenon — a phenomenon that is beyond the typical qualities of phenomena
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- suppressibility — the capacity to be suppressed
- suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
- suppressor grid — an electrode placed between the screen grid and anode of a valve. Its negative potential, relative to both screen and anode, prevents secondary electrons from the anode reaching the screen
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
- surge protector — a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high-voltage electrical surges.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- textus receptus — a text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original.
- the last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- the upper karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
- the upper ranks — the higher divisions of the armed forces
- 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.
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thought process — thinking, train of thought
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- trans-euphrates — a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- 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.
- trumpet creeper — any climbing plant belonging to the genus Campsis, of the bignonia family, especially C. radicans, of the southern U.S., having elliptic leaves and large, red, trumpet-shaped flowers.
- trustee process — (in New England) garnishment (def 1).
- truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- turgor pressure — the pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell by osmosis
- turnkey project — a complete project usually including many major units of plant completed under one overall contract, such as a chemical works or power station complex
- 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.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
- 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.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.