18-letter words containing r, i, t, u, a

the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
thiruvananthapuram — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
three-quarter time — the meter of a musical composition having a time signature of 3/4 and three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
transit instrument — Astronomy. meridian circle.
transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.
treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
tristimulus values — three values that together are used to describe a colour and are the amounts of three reference colours that can be mixed to give the same visual sensation as the colour considered
turbine ventilator — a ventilator, usually mounted on the roof of a building, deck of a ship, etc., having at its head a globular, vaned rotor that is rotated by the wind, conveying air through a duct to and from a chamber below.
two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
ultraviolet filter — a filter used on a lens to absorb ultraviolet radiation that may impart an undesirable blue cast to a photograph.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
under-depreciation — decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
under-registration — the act of registering.
unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
unification church — a religious sect that combines elements of Protestantism and Buddhism, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in 1954: many of its members live in communes sponsored by the sect.
unilateral neglect — a symptom of brain damage in which a person is unaware of one side of his or her body and of anything in the external world on the same side
unisys corporation — (company) The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. Unisys is one of the largest providers of information services, technology, and software in the world. They employ about 49,000 people and do business in some 100 countries. In 1994 about 80 percent of revenue was derived from commercial information systems and services, with the remainder coming from electronic systems and services for the defense market. The defense business was sold to Loral in early 1995. Slightly more than half of Unisys's revenue is from business in the United States. They specialise in providing business-critical solutions, based on open information networks, for organisations that operate in transaction-intensive environments. These organisations include financial services companies, airlines, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and other commercial enterprises. In August 1994, quarterly sales were $1799M and profits $50M.
united arab states — a former (1958–61) federation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and Yemen.
united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
universal negative — a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.
universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
unix international — (body) (UI) A consortium including Sun, AT&T and others formed to promote an open environment based on Unix System V, including the Open Look windowing system.
upper palaeolithic — the latest of the three periods of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 40 000 bc and ending, in Europe, about 12 000 bc: characterized by the emergence of modern man, Homo sapiens
upper partial tone — overtone (def 1).
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
venture capitalist — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
voluntary abortion — abortion (def 1).
voluntary-abortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
weberian apparatus — (in certain fishes) a chain of small bones and ligaments connecting the inner ear with the air bladder.

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